Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 24, 2014, 12:02 PM GMT-12 (00:02 UTC), 623 km (387 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

More in Fiji

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-07-25 00:02:39 UTC
Depth
623.3 km (387.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.353° S, 179.224° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
125

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 621 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 602 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 610 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 4447 days ago · 636 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 4437 days ago · 609 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4432 days ago · 610 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 544 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 4429 days ago · 602 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 587 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4427 days ago · 529 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 619 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4418 days ago · 599 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4417 days ago · 592 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 558 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 4410 days ago · 581 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 4405 days ago · 582 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 469 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 612 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 623 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 5.2Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 620 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 5.3south of the Fiji Islands · 4401 days ago · 587 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 4398 days ago · 579 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4455 days ago · 451 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 596 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4461 days ago · 560 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 615 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 4468 days ago · 611 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4475 days ago · 625 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 5.4south of the Fiji Islands · 4476 days ago · 601 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 4479 days ago · 525 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4485 days ago · 619 km deep · 11 km away

Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rx1k. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.