Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 16, 2023, 11:50 AM GMT+13 (22:50 UTC), 596 km (370 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-15 22:50:07 UTC
Depth
595.9 km (370.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.011° S, 178.929° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1231 days ago · 602 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.9Fiji region · 1229 days ago · 562 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1224 days ago · 602 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.5297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1217 days ago · 532 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1216 days ago · 551 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1213 days ago · 572 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1212 days ago · 570 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1210 days ago · 562 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 605 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1207 days ago · 569 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 1204 days ago · 554 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 1201 days ago · 533 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 1191 days ago · 553 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1189 days ago · 627 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1185 days ago · 553 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 1183 days ago · 571 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1183 days ago · 604 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 1181 days ago · 566 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1243 days ago · 539 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1245 days ago · 558 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1245 days ago · 536 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1253 days ago · 565 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1254 days ago · 609 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1256 days ago · 594 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kc65. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.