Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, May 6, 2023, 1:34 PM GMT+13 (00:34 UTC), 558 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2023-05-06 00:34:41 UTC
Depth
558.5 km (347.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.460° S, 178.270° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1243 days ago · 539 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1237 days ago · 601 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1235 days ago · 596 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.3273 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1231 days ago · 440 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.9Fiji region · 1228 days ago · 562 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.3277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1228 days ago · 474 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1224 days ago · 525 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1224 days ago · 602 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.5297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1217 days ago · 532 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1216 days ago · 551 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1213 days ago · 572 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1212 days ago · 570 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1209 days ago · 562 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 559 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 605 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1205 days ago · 562 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 1203 days ago · 554 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.6255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1200 days ago · 481 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.4269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 487 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.9Fiji region · 1191 days ago · 524 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 1190 days ago · 553 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 1189 days ago · 627 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 1185 days ago · 553 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1245 days ago · 536 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1253 days ago · 565 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1254 days ago · 609 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.2253 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1261 days ago · 501 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1261 days ago · 460 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.2296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1261 days ago · 413 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.2272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1263 days ago · 520 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.1269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1265 days ago · 347 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1273 days ago · 606 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1273 days ago · 536 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1275 days ago · 542 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kb44. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC.