Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Sep 26, 2019, 8:19 AM GMT+13 (19:19 UTC), 367 km (228 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 275 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-09-25 19:19:06 UTC
Depth
366.6 km (227.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.915° S, 177.860° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 14.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
254°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2561 days ago · 560 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2554 days ago · 562 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.7298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2552 days ago · 572 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2550 days ago · 585 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 405 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2538 days ago · 552 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 5.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2538 days ago · 621 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2538 days ago · 631 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 5.2295 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2533 days ago · 382 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2532 days ago · 564 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2532 days ago · 621 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2530 days ago · 571 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.3262 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2524 days ago · 486 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2523 days ago · 525 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2519 days ago · 542 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2512 days ago · 562 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 2507 days ago · 539 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2505 days ago · 605 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.7272 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2503 days ago · 342 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.4273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2501 days ago · 581 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.7257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2564 days ago · 562 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2575 days ago · 597 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2578 days ago · 591 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005ryv. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.