Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 11:20 AM GMT+13 (22:20 UTC), 520 km (323 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-09-18 22:20:06 UTC
Depth
519.5 km (322.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.131° S, 178.362° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
175°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2564 days ago · 571 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 5.3Fiji region · 2563 days ago · 523 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 2562 days ago · 590 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2551 days ago · 628 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2551 days ago · 533 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2550 days ago · 574 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 593 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 594 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 508 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.0238 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2545 days ago · 390 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2544 days ago · 632 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2544 days ago · 541 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 2544 days ago · 607 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 5.3Fiji region · 2536 days ago · 610 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 2531 days ago · 610 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 2530 days ago · 559 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 2526 days ago · 610 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2522 days ago · 492 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 2520 days ago · 518 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2519 days ago · 553 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 2519 days ago · 592 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 2512 days ago · 592 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 2512 days ago · 650 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 5.8274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2509 days ago · 499 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2575 days ago · 549 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2577 days ago · 464 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2583 days ago · 611 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.4290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2585 days ago · 505 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2585 days ago · 566 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2586 days ago · 600 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 6.6Fiji region · 2586 days ago · 591 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2595 days ago · 517 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2595 days ago · 608 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005lr9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.