Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 8, 2023, 10:21 AM GMT+13 (21:21 UTC), 539 km (335 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-07 21:21:29 UTC
Depth
539.2 km (335.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.906° S, 178.491° 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 18.6 km horizontally, 20.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1237 days ago · 601 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1235 days ago · 596 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.3273 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1231 days ago · 440 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1230 days ago · 602 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.9Fiji region · 1228 days ago · 562 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.3277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1228 days ago · 474 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1224 days ago · 525 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1224 days ago · 602 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.5297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1217 days ago · 532 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1216 days ago · 551 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1213 days ago · 572 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1212 days ago · 570 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1209 days ago · 562 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 559 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 605 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1207 days ago · 569 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1205 days ago · 562 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 1203 days ago · 554 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 1201 days ago · 533 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.9Fiji region · 1191 days ago · 524 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 1190 days ago · 553 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 1189 days ago · 627 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 1185 days ago · 553 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1245 days ago · 558 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1245 days ago · 536 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1253 days ago · 565 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1254 days ago · 609 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.2253 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1261 days ago · 501 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.1269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1265 days ago · 347 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1271 days ago · 617 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kb5m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.