Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Oct 19, 2022, 3:22 PM GMT+12 (03:22 UTC), 620 km (385 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2022-10-19 03:22:01 UTC
Depth
620.3 km (385.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.286° S, 177.799° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1443 days ago · 601 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1443 days ago · 547 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1440 days ago · 565 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1439 days ago · 549 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1438 days ago · 634 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1436 days ago · 589 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1435 days ago · 609 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1435 days ago · 561 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1435 days ago · 541 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1434 days ago · 618 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1434 days ago · 507 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 597 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1433 days ago · 580 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1432 days ago · 571 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1430 days ago · 584 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1425 days ago · 608 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1424 days ago · 510 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1416 days ago · 575 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1411 days ago · 551 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 5.0279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1407 days ago · 543 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1405 days ago · 612 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1404 days ago · 619 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1400 days ago · 568 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 1396 days ago · 418 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 1396 days ago · 567 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 507 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 4.2239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1392 days ago · 585 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1390 days ago · 575 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 1385 days ago · 575 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1445 days ago · 601 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1446 days ago · 596 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1447 days ago · 579 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.2243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1447 days ago · 591 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1454 days ago · 580 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1455 days ago · 569 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1456 days ago · 639 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1459 days ago · 588 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1460 days ago · 607 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1462 days ago · 573 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1467 days ago · 617 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1469 days ago · 569 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1470 days ago · 561 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1472 days ago · 601 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1473 days ago · 462 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1474 days ago · 627 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000iw26. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.