Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 11:45 PM GMT+13 (10:45 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-09-16 10:45:38 UTC
Depth
555.1 km (344.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.840° S, 178.427° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4401 days ago · 577 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4400 days ago · 597 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 4399 days ago · 520 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4399 days ago · 470 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.1273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4398 days ago · 383 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4395 days ago · 616 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4392 days ago · 577 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4389 days ago · 577 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4388 days ago · 529 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.3269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4386 days ago · 528 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 497 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.0260 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4384 days ago · 427 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4383 days ago · 594 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4382 days ago · 475 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 4377 days ago · 548 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 4377 days ago · 583 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 4375 days ago · 535 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 4375 days ago · 613 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4372 days ago · 546 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 4371 days ago · 440 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 4370 days ago · 632 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 4370 days ago · 610 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 4367 days ago · 600 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 4366 days ago · 626 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 4365 days ago · 527 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4365 days ago · 497 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 4.0Fiji region · 4363 days ago · 584 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 4361 days ago · 619 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 555 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 4356 days ago · 612 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 4.5Fiji region · 4353 days ago · 584 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 4.1Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 539 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 5.1Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 611 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 4.6Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 533 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 4.3Fiji region · 4344 days ago · 471 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 4.4Fiji region · 4344 days ago · 558 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 5.2Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 620 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 612 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4404 days ago · 469 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4404 days ago · 583 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.4269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4407 days ago · 481 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.5292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4407 days ago · 624 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4410 days ago · 581 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 558 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4413 days ago · 587 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4418 days ago · 592 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 4419 days ago · 599 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.6278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4420 days ago · 516 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 4422 days ago · 637 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 4425 days ago · 619 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 529 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 592 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 4429 days ago · 570 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sgb8. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.