Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Sep 22, 2022, 10:06 PM GMT+13 (09:06 UTC), 627 km (389 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-22 09:06:22 UTC
Depth
626.7 km (389.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.930° S, 179.025° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1470 days ago · 561 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 1469 days ago · 609 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1465 days ago · 583 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1456 days ago · 609 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1449 days ago · 573 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1449 days ago · 544 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 5.4Fiji region · 1449 days ago · 574 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1443 days ago · 581 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 542 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 582 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 633 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1437 days ago · 580 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1436 days ago · 548 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1435 days ago · 519 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.9Fiji region · 1428 days ago · 533 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1417 days ago · 574 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1472 days ago · 564 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1476 days ago · 589 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.5Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 634 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 525 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1487 days ago · 546 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1488 days ago · 462 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 5.0Fiji region · 1495 days ago · 559 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1496 days ago · 588 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ip0u. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.