Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 24, 2022, 1:13 AM GMT+12 (13:13 UTC), 563 km (350 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-23 13:13:32 UTC
Depth
563.5 km (350.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.822° S, 178.509° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1592 days ago · 584 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.6297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1589 days ago · 625 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.3203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1588 days ago · 541 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.2236 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1585 days ago · 585 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.0231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1584 days ago · 568 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1584 days ago · 542 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.3273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1582 days ago · 590 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.7202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1581 days ago · 544 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1577 days ago · 522 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1576 days ago · 491 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1572 days ago · 564 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1570 days ago · 615 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1570 days ago · 591 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1570 days ago · 580 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.3270 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1569 days ago · 424 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.3239 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1568 days ago · 592 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1567 days ago · 585 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1567 days ago · 633 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1565 days ago · 602 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1565 days ago · 558 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1564 days ago · 599 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 1561 days ago · 589 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1559 days ago · 576 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 4.1249 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1559 days ago · 553 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 4.1233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1554 days ago · 551 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1554 days ago · 547 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1554 days ago · 586 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 1552 days ago · 550 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 4.1229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1551 days ago · 590 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1551 days ago · 584 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1549 days ago · 580 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 4.3Fiji region · 1548 days ago · 558 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 4.2Fiji region · 1547 days ago · 640 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1547 days ago · 598 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 1547 days ago · 505 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1542 days ago · 549 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1537 days ago · 618 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.2235 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1594 days ago · 556 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.7217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1596 days ago · 548 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1598 days ago · 531 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.3294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1599 days ago · 599 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.4242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1604 days ago · 580 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1604 days ago · 548 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.0239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1609 days ago · 566 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.1269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1612 days ago · 541 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.0231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1613 days ago · 596 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.1278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1614 days ago · 572 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1615 days ago · 547 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1620 days ago · 438 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hna8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.