Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 31, 2014, 12:02 AM GMT+13 (11:02 UTC), 599 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. 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
2014-08-30 11:02:54 UTC
Depth
598.6 km (372.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.725° S, 178.553° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4417 days ago · 592 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 558 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4410 days ago · 581 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.5292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4407 days ago · 624 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.4269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4406 days ago · 481 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 583 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 469 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 612 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 5.2Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 620 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 4401 days ago · 555 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 4400 days ago · 577 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 4399 days ago · 597 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 4398 days ago · 520 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4398 days ago · 470 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.1273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4398 days ago · 383 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 4395 days ago · 616 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 4392 days ago · 577 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.6281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4391 days ago · 659 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 4389 days ago · 577 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4387 days ago · 529 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 4.3269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 528 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4384 days ago · 497 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 4.0260 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4383 days ago · 427 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 4382 days ago · 594 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4382 days ago · 475 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 4.6Fiji region · 4376 days ago · 548 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 4.5Fiji region · 4376 days ago · 583 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 4.7Fiji region · 4374 days ago · 535 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 4.5Fiji region · 4374 days ago · 613 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4371 days ago · 546 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 4.1Fiji region · 4370 days ago · 440 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 4.4Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 632 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 4.6Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 610 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 4.3Fiji region · 4367 days ago · 600 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 4.1Fiji region · 4365 days ago · 626 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 4.2Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 527 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4364 days ago · 497 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 4.0Fiji region · 4362 days ago · 584 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 4.2Fiji region · 4360 days ago · 619 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.6278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4419 days ago · 516 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4421 days ago · 637 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 619 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 561 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4427 days ago · 529 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 592 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 570 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4434 days ago · 375 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 582 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 4437 days ago · 609 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 4437 days ago · 551 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.5256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4437 days ago · 476 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.7294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4441 days ago · 547 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4444 days ago · 555 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 4444 days ago · 495 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 4447 days ago · 636 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sb31. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC.