Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 26, 2014, 3:35 PM GMT+12 (03:35 UTC), 580 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 243 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-08-26 03:35:55 UTC
Depth
580.3 km (360.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.319° S, 177.669° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 11.4 km horizontally, 16.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4417 days ago · 554 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 556 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4409 days ago · 584 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 4408 days ago · 547 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4405 days ago · 545 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4405 days ago · 571 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4405 days ago · 577 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4402 days ago · 629 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4391 days ago · 636 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.8242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4389 days ago · 636 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4389 days ago · 600 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4387 days ago · 583 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 4386 days ago · 572 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4375 days ago · 557 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.9243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4368 days ago · 598 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 503 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4363 days ago · 593 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.0235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4427 days ago · 576 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4428 days ago · 456 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4430 days ago · 585 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4430 days ago · 555 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 504 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 473 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4433 days ago · 587 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 578 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.6248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4436 days ago · 531 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4438 days ago · 565 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4438 days ago · 560 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.5264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4443 days ago · 556 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4451 days ago · 458 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s66c. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:16 PM UTC.