Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jun 19, 2023, 4:56 PM GMT+13 (03:56 UTC), 533 km (331 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 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
2023-06-19 03:56:50 UTC
Depth
533.2 km (331.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.407° S, 178.370° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 11.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1191 days ago · 553 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1186 days ago · 553 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1184 days ago · 566 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 1184 days ago · 571 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1183 days ago · 604 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1182 days ago · 566 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1163 days ago · 621 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 5.8Fiji region · 1158 days ago · 619 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1158 days ago · 513 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1153 days ago · 416 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.1294 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1153 days ago · 573 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1142 days ago · 545 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 1204 days ago · 554 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 569 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 605 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1210 days ago · 562 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1213 days ago · 570 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1214 days ago · 572 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1217 days ago · 551 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.5297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1218 days ago · 532 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.3277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1229 days ago · 474 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.9Fiji region · 1229 days ago · 562 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1231 days ago · 602 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000knfc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.