Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jun 17, 2021, 4:14 PM GMT+13 (03:14 UTC), 578 km (359 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-06-17 03:14:51 UTC
Depth
577.6 km (358.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.671° S, 178.443° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 542 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1927 days ago · 505 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1926 days ago · 595 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1921 days ago · 494 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1921 days ago · 517 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1920 days ago · 529 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1919 days ago · 624 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1914 days ago · 566 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 570 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.5283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1907 days ago · 458 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 612 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1902 days ago · 491 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1901 days ago · 605 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 5.5Fiji region · 1900 days ago · 563 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1897 days ago · 549 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1897 days ago · 535 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 550 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 4.0283 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 1884 days ago · 669 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.8Fiji region · 1881 days ago · 530 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1879 days ago · 534 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1879 days ago · 550 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1876 days ago · 602 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1930 days ago · 552 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1933 days ago · 587 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1934 days ago · 400 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1936 days ago · 530 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1939 days ago · 581 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1940 days ago · 584 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1944 days ago · 572 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 620 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 404 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 549 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1952 days ago · 533 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 550 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 566 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 553 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1956 days ago · 601 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ef8e. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.