Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 30, 2023, 8:43 PM GMT-12 (08:43 UTC), 594 km (369 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-03-31 08:43:04 UTC
Depth
593.9 km (369.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.756° S, 179.151° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
23

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1276 days ago · 599 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1274 days ago · 572 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1274 days ago · 606 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1272 days ago · 617 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 1259 days ago · 573 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1256 days ago · 594 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1254 days ago · 609 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 5.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1250 days ago · 580 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1246 days ago · 592 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1239 days ago · 568 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1235 days ago · 596 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1231 days ago · 602 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1229 days ago · 561 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1227 days ago · 566 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1284 days ago · 588 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1286 days ago · 592 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1298 days ago · 629 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1300 days ago · 578 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1302 days ago · 568 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1305 days ago · 574 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 411 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k23w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.