Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Oct 2, 2014, 1:48 PM GMT+12 (01:48 UTC), 572 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 268 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-10-02 01:48:27 UTC
Depth
572.1 km (355.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.789° S, 177.940° 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 16.8 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4383 days ago · 612 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4376 days ago · 557 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.3292 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4374 days ago · 401 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 503 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.1242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4354 days ago · 625 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4351 days ago · 697 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.2297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4349 days ago · 590 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.5268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4346 days ago · 591 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4344 days ago · 584 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4344 days ago · 596 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.4255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4338 days ago · 637 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4336 days ago · 533 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 4335 days ago · 553 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4332 days ago · 578 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4330 days ago · 607 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 4329 days ago · 563 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4329 days ago · 614 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.1274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4328 days ago · 553 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 4388 days ago · 581 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4392 days ago · 636 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4393 days ago · 599 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4403 days ago · 629 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4406 days ago · 577 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4406 days ago · 571 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4409 days ago · 547 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 556 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000si1q. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.