Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Feb 2, 2023, 2:36 AM GMT+13 (13:36 UTC), 567 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 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
2023-02-01 13:36:38 UTC
Depth
567.3 km (352.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.062° S, 178.222° 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 14.4 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
21

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1328 days ago · 498 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 1327 days ago · 552 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.2273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1327 days ago · 407 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.6258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1326 days ago · 583 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1324 days ago · 389 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.6255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1319 days ago · 525 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1317 days ago · 488 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1317 days ago · 527 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 1315 days ago · 537 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 5.6Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 550 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1313 days ago · 567 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 510 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 5.8Fiji region · 1307 days ago · 534 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1306 days ago · 515 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.1282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1305 days ago · 522 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 412 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.3279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1304 days ago · 456 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 457 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 1302 days ago · 317 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1300 days ago · 593 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 4.2288 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1296 days ago · 504 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1296 days ago · 551 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 1296 days ago · 546 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 1293 days ago · 611 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1289 days ago · 484 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 4.7Fiji region · 1288 days ago · 523 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 4.0267 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1284 days ago · 563 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 1283 days ago · 586 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 535 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1341 days ago · 561 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1344 days ago · 557 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1347 days ago · 556 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1347 days ago · 487 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.4261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1349 days ago · 384 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1350 days ago · 610 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1356 days ago · 558 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 477 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.2272 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 1360 days ago · 654 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1360 days ago · 372 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.3252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1362 days ago · 492 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1362 days ago · 525 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1363 days ago · 594 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1366 days ago · 575 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1370 days ago · 545 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jmia. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.