Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 2, 2021, 7:19 PM GMT-12 (07:19 UTC), 603 km (375 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-08-03 07:19:12 UTC
Depth
603.2 km (374.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.519° S, 179.286° 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 24.3 km horizontally, 19.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1880 days ago · 534 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 1869 days ago · 577 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1866 days ago · 617 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1858 days ago · 590 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1858 days ago · 600 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1856 days ago · 584 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1855 days ago · 576 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1850 days ago · 598 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1848 days ago · 560 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 5.0Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 586 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 605 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1844 days ago · 578 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1841 days ago · 575 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1838 days ago · 568 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 1833 days ago · 611 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1832 days ago · 538 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 604 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1825 days ago · 599 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1883 days ago · 556 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1887 days ago · 607 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1891 days ago · 571 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1894 days ago · 609 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1894 days ago · 560 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1900 days ago · 600 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1909 days ago · 583 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 571 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1911 days ago · 581 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f480. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:39 AM UTC.