Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 16, 2014, 4:38 AM GMT+13 (15:38 UTC), 587 km (365 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-08-15 15:38:36 UTC
Depth
586.8 km (364.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.118° S, 177.585° 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
±0.12
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4430 days ago · 348 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4424 days ago · 522 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4423 days ago · 580 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.3289 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4420 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.4251 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 4417 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4410 days ago · 556 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4409 days ago · 531 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 4408 days ago · 547 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4405 days ago · 571 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4405 days ago · 577 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4393 days ago · 599 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 4387 days ago · 581 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 4386 days ago · 572 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4382 days ago · 612 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4377 days ago · 489 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 578 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4438 days ago · 565 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4438 days ago · 560 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4442 days ago · 568 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4446 days ago · 579 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4450 days ago · 611 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4456 days ago · 601 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4458 days ago · 633 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 525 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000s7db. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:07 PM UTC.