Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 10, 2014, 5:11 AM GMT+13 (16:11 UTC), 515 km (320 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-03-09 16:11:15 UTC
Depth
515.4 km (320.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.601° S, 177.750° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4591 days ago · 536 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 4591 days ago · 585 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4589 days ago · 477 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4584 days ago · 527 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.4268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4584 days ago · 375 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4580 days ago · 597 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4574 days ago · 570 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.1288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4573 days ago · 534 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.3254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4573 days ago · 478 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.3266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4565 days ago · 361 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4565 days ago · 585 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.6255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4564 days ago · 392 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4561 days ago · 595 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4561 days ago · 375 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4559 days ago · 531 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 4559 days ago · 574 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4558 days ago · 532 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.9266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4556 days ago · 544 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4545 days ago · 490 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.6285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4540 days ago · 409 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.9Fiji region · 4537 days ago · 612 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4537 days ago · 400 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 5.4295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4535 days ago · 548 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4593 days ago · 526 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4595 days ago · 529 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4596 days ago · 638 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.4257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4599 days ago · 498 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4604 days ago · 513 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4606 days ago · 588 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 4607 days ago · 584 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4608 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 4611 days ago · 565 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4616 days ago · 509 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4617 days ago · 550 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4617 days ago · 518 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 4622 days ago · 544 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nnri. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC.