Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 17, 2022, 3:41 AM GMT+13 (14:41 UTC), 564 km (350 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-16 14:41:48 UTC
Depth
563.6 km (350.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.826° S, 178.351° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
23

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1596 days ago · 534 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1595 days ago · 529 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 5.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1591 days ago · 506 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.7261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1591 days ago · 483 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1590 days ago · 565 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1585 days ago · 581 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1582 days ago · 555 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1580 days ago · 482 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1579 days ago · 535 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1574 days ago · 554 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1573 days ago · 516 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1568 days ago · 451 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1567 days ago · 536 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 1566 days ago · 558 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1559 days ago · 530 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1556 days ago · 624 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1547 days ago · 588 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.4279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1547 days ago · 385 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1544 days ago · 467 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.0255 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1543 days ago · 372 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 1541 days ago · 582 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1541 days ago · 523 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1602 days ago · 565 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1606 days ago · 593 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.4263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1611 days ago · 516 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1611 days ago · 598 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1612 days ago · 588 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1614 days ago · 478 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1615 days ago · 569 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.2297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1617 days ago · 549 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1618 days ago · 525 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1621 days ago · 552 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1621 days ago · 540 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.1288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1622 days ago · 482 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1623 days ago · 405 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.3283 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1626 days ago · 456 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hmni. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.