Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 3, 2021, 6:57 PM GMT+13 (05:57 UTC), 615 km (382 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-05-03 05:57:24 UTC
Depth
614.7 km (381.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.636° S, 177.703° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1971 days ago · 571 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 6.1Fiji region · 1970 days ago · 384 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1960 days ago · 561 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1957 days ago · 628 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1956 days ago · 633 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.3297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1953 days ago · 562 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 5.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1948 days ago · 521 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1946 days ago · 629 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.4297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1944 days ago · 571 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.1290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1943 days ago · 496 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1942 days ago · 373 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1941 days ago · 618 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1939 days ago · 615 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1939 days ago · 521 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1937 days ago · 578 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1930 days ago · 588 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1930 days ago · 574 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 1929 days ago · 551 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 611 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 605 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 1927 days ago · 495 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1927 days ago · 635 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 1918 days ago · 597 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 1918 days ago · 446 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1975 days ago · 598 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1979 days ago · 541 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1982 days ago · 593 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.4250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1987 days ago · 588 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1993 days ago · 606 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1993 days ago · 601 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.6280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1994 days ago · 536 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1995 days ago · 587 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1996 days ago · 611 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1997 days ago · 517 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1999 days ago · 590 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2000 days ago · 553 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2000 days ago · 622 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2002 days ago · 559 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2002 days ago · 572 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e1t8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:38 AM UTC.