Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 11:37 PM GMT+13 (10:37 UTC), 354 km (220 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-12 10:37:06 UTC
Depth
354.2 km (220.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.589° S, 177.641° 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, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
43

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1740 days ago · 541 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1739 days ago · 443 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.9298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1739 days ago · 434 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.4248 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1734 days ago · 357 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.1241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1731 days ago · 505 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 506 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 567 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1728 days ago · 557 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1726 days ago · 574 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1724 days ago · 573 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1723 days ago · 570 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1715 days ago · 552 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 569 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.2299 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1709 days ago · 571 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1708 days ago · 585 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.6260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1702 days ago · 544 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1700 days ago · 587 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 1698 days ago · 612 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 1692 days ago · 508 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1756 days ago · 489 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1759 days ago · 577 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1764 days ago · 570 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1767 days ago · 505 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 596 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1774 days ago · 563 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1775 days ago · 480 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.6230 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1777 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 559 km deep · 40 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gbmi. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.