Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 24, 2022, 7:56 AM GMT-12 (19:56 UTC), 590 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 south of the Fiji Islands. 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
2022-05-24 19:56:41 UTC
Depth
589.9 km (366.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.856° S, 179.361° 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 15.4 km horizontally, 13.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
20

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1591 days ago · 591 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1582 days ago · 593 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1576 days ago · 587 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1571 days ago · 588 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1564 days ago · 596 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1564 days ago · 589 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1558 days ago · 598 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1558 days ago · 493 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1557 days ago · 589 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1556 days ago · 624 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1556 days ago · 574 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1555 days ago · 517 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 1594 days ago · 598 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1597 days ago · 591 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1602 days ago · 565 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1603 days ago · 552 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1615 days ago · 572 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 1620 days ago · 591 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1620 days ago · 577 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000hd4b. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:14 PM UTC.