Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Oct 30, 2014, 9:06 PM GMT+13 (08:06 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-10-30 08:06:56 UTC
Depth
555.3 km (345.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.597° S, 178.561° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 612 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4352 days ago · 584 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 312 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 539 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 5.1Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 611 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4347 days ago · 533 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 471 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 558 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4340 days ago · 623 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.5265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4336 days ago · 502 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4334 days ago · 434 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4333 days ago · 626 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 541 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4324 days ago · 536 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 542 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.6295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4315 days ago · 514 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 609 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 5.0Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 603 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.9Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 608 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 624 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.4292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4313 days ago · 485 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.7271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4312 days ago · 529 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 4.7Fiji region · 4310 days ago · 617 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4310 days ago · 531 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4307 days ago · 540 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 4.4288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4298 days ago · 500 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 511 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4360 days ago · 619 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 4362 days ago · 584 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4364 days ago · 497 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 527 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4365 days ago · 626 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4366 days ago · 600 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 610 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 632 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 4370 days ago · 440 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4371 days ago · 546 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4374 days ago · 613 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 4374 days ago · 535 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4376 days ago · 583 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 4376 days ago · 548 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4382 days ago · 475 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 4382 days ago · 594 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 4.0260 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4383 days ago · 427 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4384 days ago · 497 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 4.3269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 528 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000swi6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.