Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, May 14, 2023, 7:08 AM GMT+13 (18:08 UTC), 601 km (373 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
2023-05-13 18:08:04 UTC
Depth
601.1 km (373.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.220° S, 178.372° 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 17.8 km horizontally, 18.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3273 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1231 days ago · 440 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.9Fiji region · 1228 days ago · 562 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.3277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1228 days ago · 474 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1224 days ago · 525 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1224 days ago · 602 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.5297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1217 days ago · 532 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1216 days ago · 551 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1213 days ago · 572 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1212 days ago · 570 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1209 days ago · 562 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 559 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 605 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1205 days ago · 562 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 1203 days ago · 554 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.6255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1200 days ago · 481 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.4269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1196 days ago · 487 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.9Fiji region · 1191 days ago · 524 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1185 days ago · 553 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 1183 days ago · 566 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.8Fiji region · 1183 days ago · 571 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 4.1284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1181 days ago · 514 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1179 days ago · 522 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1243 days ago · 539 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1245 days ago · 559 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1245 days ago · 558 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1253 days ago · 565 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.2253 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1261 days ago · 501 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1261 days ago · 460 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.2296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1261 days ago · 413 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.2272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1263 days ago · 520 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.1269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1265 days ago · 347 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.4286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1266 days ago · 517 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kcud. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.