Fiji earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 1:06 PM GMT+13 (00:06 UTC), 435 km (270 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-04-26 00:06:04 UTC
Depth
434.6 km (270.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.967° S, 177.767° 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 21.9 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1612 days ago · 572 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.1287 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1607 days ago · 570 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1605 days ago · 544 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1595 days ago · 571 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1590 days ago · 521 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 1588 days ago · 391 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.6297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1587 days ago · 625 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.2236 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1584 days ago · 585 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1582 days ago · 542 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1572 days ago · 618 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1572 days ago · 577 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1570 days ago · 612 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1563 days ago · 584 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 1560 days ago · 589 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1627 days ago · 569 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1638 days ago · 561 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1638 days ago · 503 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 1640 days ago · 514 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.0295 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1644 days ago · 576 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h6pg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.