Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 12:36 AM GMT+13 (11:36 UTC), 584 km (363 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-08-30 11:36:58 UTC
Depth
584.1 km (363.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.276° S, 178.683° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1850 days ago · 598 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 1848 days ago · 560 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 586 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 605 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 577 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1835 days ago · 603 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1833 days ago · 611 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1832 days ago · 555 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 604 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 599 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1814 days ago · 419 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1810 days ago · 589 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 582 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1858 days ago · 600 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1859 days ago · 550 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1866 days ago · 617 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.1296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1867 days ago · 470 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 1869 days ago · 577 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1877 days ago · 602 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1880 days ago · 550 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1880 days ago · 534 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1883 days ago · 603 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f99r. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.