Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 9, 2021, 6:22 PM GMT+13 (05:22 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-09 05:22:13 UTC
Depth
609.6 km (378.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.612° S, 177.571° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 16.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1748 days ago · 519 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1741 days ago · 541 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1740 days ago · 443 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1739 days ago · 579 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1739 days ago · 413 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.6248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1736 days ago · 580 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.1269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1731 days ago · 588 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1730 days ago · 506 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1729 days ago · 557 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1727 days ago · 627 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1726 days ago · 574 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.6261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1723 days ago · 605 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1720 days ago · 395 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1719 days ago · 563 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1718 days ago · 581 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1716 days ago · 550 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 592 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 621 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 1709 days ago · 585 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 4.7Fiji region · 1706 days ago · 600 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 632 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 4.7Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 645 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1705 days ago · 625 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1704 days ago · 617 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 4.6290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1702 days ago · 556 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 1700 days ago · 587 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.3277 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 1700 days ago · 316 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 4.0Fiji region · 1698 days ago · 612 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1756 days ago · 489 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 556 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1759 days ago · 577 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1761 days ago · 629 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1762 days ago · 600 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1762 days ago · 598 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1763 days ago · 573 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1764 days ago · 396 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1766 days ago · 493 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 596 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 628 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1771 days ago · 563 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.8253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1772 days ago · 560 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.7257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 486 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 564 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 512 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 559 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 633 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1784 days ago · 590 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 554 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gc78. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:18 AM UTC.