Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 11, 2019, 10:14 AM GMT+13 (21:14 UTC), 593 km (369 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
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-10-10 21:14:07 UTC
Depth
593.3 km (368.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.753° S, 178.658° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
35

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 594 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2545 days ago · 508 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2543 days ago · 632 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2543 days ago · 541 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2543 days ago · 607 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 5.3Fiji region · 2535 days ago · 610 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 2531 days ago · 610 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2530 days ago · 559 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2527 days ago · 548 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 2526 days ago · 610 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2522 days ago · 571 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2521 days ago · 492 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2519 days ago · 518 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2518 days ago · 553 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2518 days ago · 592 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2511 days ago · 592 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2511 days ago · 650 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 2508 days ago · 587 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 5.8274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2508 days ago · 499 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2502 days ago · 447 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2501 days ago · 468 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 2499 days ago · 561 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 2491 days ago · 602 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 2490 days ago · 535 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 2486 days ago · 518 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2549 days ago · 574 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2550 days ago · 533 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2550 days ago · 628 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 2562 days ago · 590 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 2562 days ago · 523 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2568 days ago · 520 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2575 days ago · 549 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005vgx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC.