Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Oct 30, 2014, 7:11 AM GMT+13 (18:11 UTC), 511 km (317 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 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
2014-10-29 18:11:58 UTC
Depth
510.7 km (317.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.057° S, 177.953° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 18.4 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 555 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 7.1Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 434 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 4354 days ago · 382 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.7299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4353 days ago · 436 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4352 days ago · 584 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.3259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4351 days ago · 526 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 312 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 471 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.2272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4340 days ago · 571 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.5265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4336 days ago · 502 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4335 days ago · 434 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.4274 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4331 days ago · 546 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4328 days ago · 385 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 536 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 542 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 437 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.6295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4315 days ago · 514 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.4292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4313 days ago · 485 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.7271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4312 days ago · 529 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4311 days ago · 528 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 398 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 4.1253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 550 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 531 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4308 days ago · 537 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4307 days ago · 540 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 3.9Fiji region · 4302 days ago · 468 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4298 days ago · 500 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4362 days ago · 554 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4364 days ago · 497 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4367 days ago · 600 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4371 days ago · 546 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.3272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4372 days ago · 543 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.3292 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4373 days ago · 401 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4374 days ago · 613 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 4377 days ago · 583 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4378 days ago · 489 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4382 days ago · 475 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4382 days ago · 594 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4383 days ago · 612 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.0260 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4383 days ago · 427 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 497 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.3269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 528 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 4387 days ago · 581 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4387 days ago · 529 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000swag. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.