Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 26, 2014, 3:47 PM GMT+13 (02:47 UTC), 577 km (358 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-09-26 02:47:47 UTC
Depth
576.8 km (358.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.171° S, 178.246° 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 16.6 km horizontally, 12.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4389 days ago · 577 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.3269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 528 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 497 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.0260 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4383 days ago · 427 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4383 days ago · 594 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4382 days ago · 475 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4377 days ago · 548 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.2288 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4375 days ago · 369 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 4375 days ago · 535 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4375 days ago · 613 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4372 days ago · 546 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 4371 days ago · 440 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4370 days ago · 632 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 610 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4367 days ago · 600 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 4366 days ago · 626 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 527 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4364 days ago · 497 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 4363 days ago · 584 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 4361 days ago · 619 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 555 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.4264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4357 days ago · 390 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 4356 days ago · 612 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 4352 days ago · 584 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 539 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 5.1Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 611 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 4.6Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 533 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 4344 days ago · 471 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 4.4Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 558 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 4.2Fiji region · 4341 days ago · 623 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 4.5265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4336 days ago · 502 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 4.2Fiji region · 4334 days ago · 626 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.1273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4398 days ago · 383 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4399 days ago · 520 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4399 days ago · 597 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4401 days ago · 577 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 555 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 5.2Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 620 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4404 days ago · 469 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.4269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4407 days ago · 481 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4410 days ago · 581 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 558 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4417 days ago · 592 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 4419 days ago · 599 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sjvk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.