Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 9:55 PM GMT+13 (08:55 UTC), 568 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-04-22 08:55:26 UTC
Depth
567.9 km (352.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.712° S, 177.733° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1985 days ago · 495 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1982 days ago · 526 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1982 days ago · 540 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.5266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1981 days ago · 518 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1979 days ago · 534 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1976 days ago · 484 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.2247 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1964 days ago · 341 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1961 days ago · 561 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1961 days ago · 585 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.2231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1960 days ago · 514 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1954 days ago · 553 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1953 days ago · 533 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.4276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1953 days ago · 515 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1952 days ago · 549 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1952 days ago · 404 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 597 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1942 days ago · 347 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 1941 days ago · 584 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.4253 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1940 days ago · 399 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 1937 days ago · 530 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 1935 days ago · 400 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1934 days ago · 587 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 1931 days ago · 552 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 1929 days ago · 542 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 1929 days ago · 611 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 4.5Fiji region · 1929 days ago · 605 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1928 days ago · 505 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 1927 days ago · 595 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1988 days ago · 510 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1992 days ago · 555 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2001 days ago · 531 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2002 days ago · 592 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2003 days ago · 572 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2004 days ago · 275 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2007 days ago · 568 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2011 days ago · 574 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2014 days ago · 398 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e3lj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.