Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 5:16 AM GMT+13 (16:16 UTC), 561 km (349 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.0 Fiji region. 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
2022-09-22 16:16:03 UTC
Depth
561.0 km (348.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.528° S, 178.295° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1470 days ago · 561 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1467 days ago · 568 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1466 days ago · 572 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1465 days ago · 583 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1461 days ago · 446 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.6263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 502 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.9292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1451 days ago · 491 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1449 days ago · 573 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1449 days ago · 544 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 5.4Fiji region · 1448 days ago · 574 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1443 days ago · 581 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 542 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 582 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 598 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 633 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1437 days ago · 580 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1436 days ago · 548 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1435 days ago · 512 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1435 days ago · 519 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.9291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1434 days ago · 537 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 518 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 4.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 519 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 1430 days ago · 502 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 4.9Fiji region · 1428 days ago · 533 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 5.3253 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1427 days ago · 384 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  26. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1425 days ago · 494 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 559 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 492 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1421 days ago · 496 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 7.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 579 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  31. 4.9Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 581 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 4.5Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 568 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 5.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 569 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 4.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 560 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 4.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 567 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 4.2Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 567 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 4.3Fiji region · 1419 days ago · 568 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 4.6Fiji region · 1419 days ago · 576 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 4.2Fiji region · 1419 days ago · 593 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 4.6Fiji region · 1418 days ago · 575 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1417 days ago · 521 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1415 days ago · 470 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 4.4Fiji region · 1415 days ago · 582 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1411 days ago · 478 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 627 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1472 days ago · 638 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1476 days ago · 589 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1477 days ago · 433 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 1479 days ago · 453 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.4250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1481 days ago · 477 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 5.5Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 634 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 584 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1482 days ago · 525 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.2298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1483 days ago · 561 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 1484 days ago · 584 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1484 days ago · 585 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1485 days ago · 538 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1487 days ago · 546 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1488 days ago · 462 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1491 days ago · 518 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1496 days ago · 588 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.8276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1499 days ago · 500 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ip0z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.