Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 17, 2019, 10:25 AM GMT+13 (21:25 UTC), 571 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-05-16 21:25:06 UTC
Depth
571.0 km (354.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.393° S, 178.155° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2685 days ago · 604 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2684 days ago · 584 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2684 days ago · 597 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2683 days ago · 516 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 518 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.4276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2680 days ago · 514 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 2676 days ago · 581 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2676 days ago · 504 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.6250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2668 days ago · 460 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2665 days ago · 491 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2662 days ago · 616 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2659 days ago · 549 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2658 days ago · 559 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2654 days ago · 505 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.5288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2652 days ago · 554 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 2652 days ago · 571 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2648 days ago · 542 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2647 days ago · 571 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.3252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2645 days ago · 493 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 2645 days ago · 564 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 4.8Fiji region · 2644 days ago · 528 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 2641 days ago · 584 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 2640 days ago · 555 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 4.7Fiji region · 2632 days ago · 518 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 4.1291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2631 days ago · 480 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.1291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2687 days ago · 556 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2689 days ago · 500 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 2694 days ago · 567 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2695 days ago · 551 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.4299 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2697 days ago · 574 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2700 days ago · 608 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2701 days ago · 517 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.1274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2702 days ago · 510 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.4266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2702 days ago · 534 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2705 days ago · 588 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2706 days ago · 536 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.4240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2707 days ago · 415 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2708 days ago · 471 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 5.0275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2708 days ago · 442 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.3286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2709 days ago · 459 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 2712 days ago · 617 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2713 days ago · 527 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60003rc1. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.