Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 3:07 AM GMT+13 (14:07 UTC), 544 km (338 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
2022-10-13 14:07:52 UTC
Depth
543.7 km (337.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.465° S, 178.405° 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 15.6 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4Fiji region · 1449 days ago · 574 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1443 days ago · 581 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 542 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1439 days ago · 582 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 598 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1438 days ago · 633 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1437 days ago · 580 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1436 days ago · 548 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1435 days ago · 512 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1435 days ago · 519 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.9291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1434 days ago · 537 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 518 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1430 days ago · 519 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1430 days ago · 502 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.9Fiji region · 1428 days ago · 533 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1425 days ago · 494 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 559 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 492 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 496 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 7.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 579 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  21. 4.9Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 581 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 568 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 5.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 569 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 560 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 4.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 567 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 567 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 568 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 4.6Fiji region · 1419 days ago · 576 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 1419 days ago · 593 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 4.6Fiji region · 1418 days ago · 575 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1417 days ago · 521 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1415 days ago · 470 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 4.4Fiji region · 1415 days ago · 582 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1411 days ago · 478 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 1409 days ago · 580 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 4.0Fiji region · 1406 days ago · 538 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 4.5Fiji region · 1404 days ago · 537 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1403 days ago · 567 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 4.4Fiji region · 1402 days ago · 585 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 5.0Fiji region · 1402 days ago · 605 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1401 days ago · 492 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 4.1Fiji region · 1400 days ago · 571 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 4.3Fiji region · 1399 days ago · 558 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 4.2Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 430 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 4.1252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1396 days ago · 457 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 4.2Fiji region · 1394 days ago · 603 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 4.0Fiji region · 1394 days ago · 522 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 5.0Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 610 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 575 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 4.4Fiji region · 1389 days ago · 507 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1449 days ago · 573 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.9292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1451 days ago · 491 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.6263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1456 days ago · 502 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1461 days ago · 446 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1465 days ago · 583 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1466 days ago · 572 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1467 days ago · 568 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1470 days ago · 561 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1470 days ago · 561 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1471 days ago · 627 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1472 days ago · 638 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1476 days ago · 589 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 1479 days ago · 453 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iuvd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.