Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 15, 2021, 9:54 PM GMT+13 (08:54 UTC), 605 km (376 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-07-15 08:54:42 UTC
Depth
605.4 km (376.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.571° S, 178.485° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5Fiji region · 1902 days ago · 563 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1899 days ago · 549 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1899 days ago · 535 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1898 days ago · 550 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.0283 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 1886 days ago · 669 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 1883 days ago · 530 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1881 days ago · 550 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1878 days ago · 602 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1871 days ago · 594 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 1870 days ago · 577 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.1296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1868 days ago · 470 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1867 days ago · 617 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1866 days ago · 540 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1860 days ago · 550 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1857 days ago · 584 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1856 days ago · 550 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1852 days ago · 598 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 1847 days ago · 558 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1847 days ago · 577 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1904 days ago · 491 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1907 days ago · 612 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.5283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1909 days ago · 458 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1913 days ago · 570 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1916 days ago · 566 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1921 days ago · 624 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1922 days ago · 529 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1923 days ago · 517 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1923 days ago · 494 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 595 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1929 days ago · 505 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1930 days ago · 542 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 1932 days ago · 578 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1932 days ago · 552 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000exns. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.