Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 4:57 AM GMT+12 (16:57 UTC), 524 km (326 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
2022-12-21 16:57:13 UTC
Depth
524.4 km (325.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.539° S, 178.619° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1371 days ago · 525 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1368 days ago · 572 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1368 days ago · 610 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.0263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1365 days ago · 574 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.1220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1363 days ago · 547 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1361 days ago · 498 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1358 days ago · 558 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1357 days ago · 543 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.3247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1355 days ago · 544 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1353 days ago · 612 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.5195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1352 days ago · 553 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1350 days ago · 567 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1346 days ago · 588 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.3193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1341 days ago · 529 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.4246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1340 days ago · 545 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1340 days ago · 564 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.1217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1338 days ago · 530 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 557 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1337 days ago · 568 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1335 days ago · 547 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 4.3182 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1334 days ago · 490 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 602 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 1331 days ago · 562 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1328 days ago · 581 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1328 days ago · 573 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1328 days ago · 535 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 1326 days ago · 591 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 1325 days ago · 564 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1322 days ago · 554 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 5.2Fiji region · 1321 days ago · 545 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.2187 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1383 days ago · 552 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.9198 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1384 days ago · 511 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.3209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1384 days ago · 533 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.2218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1386 days ago · 559 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1390 days ago · 575 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.0252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1391 days ago · 567 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.2239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1392 days ago · 585 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 567 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.4205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1396 days ago · 537 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.2241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1399 days ago · 553 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.5198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1399 days ago · 544 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1400 days ago · 568 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.3294 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1402 days ago · 547 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1404 days ago · 619 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.3260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1406 days ago · 580 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.3240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1408 days ago · 556 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000javw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.