Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 18, 2021, 4:47 AM GMT+13 (15:47 UTC), 561 km (348 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-05-17 15:47:57 UTC
Depth
560.6 km (348.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.231° S, 177.425° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1957 days ago · 628 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.4276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1953 days ago · 515 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 404 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 597 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1946 days ago · 629 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.1290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1944 days ago · 496 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1943 days ago · 373 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1942 days ago · 347 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1942 days ago · 618 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.4253 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1939 days ago · 399 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1929 days ago · 611 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1929 days ago · 605 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1919 days ago · 597 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 1919 days ago · 446 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 446 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 439 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 570 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.2247 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1964 days ago · 341 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 6.1Fiji region · 1971 days ago · 384 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1972 days ago · 571 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1975 days ago · 615 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1981 days ago · 540 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1982 days ago · 526 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1986 days ago · 568 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e52m. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:50 AM UTC.