Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Oct 4, 2023, 1:10 PM GMT+13 (00:10 UTC), 629 km (391 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
2023-10-04 00:10:56 UTC
Depth
629.4 km (391.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.859° S, 178.817° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 13.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1092 days ago · 564 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1085 days ago · 608 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1079 days ago · 556 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 595 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 544 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 533 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1068 days ago · 584 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 1066 days ago · 577 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1063 days ago · 552 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1059 days ago · 506 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1058 days ago · 597 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 1056 days ago · 561 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1053 days ago · 608 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.9Fiji region · 1052 days ago · 590 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1052 days ago · 594 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 1040 days ago · 544 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 1097 days ago · 598 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.3298 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1098 days ago · 380 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1098 days ago · 538 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.3297 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1100 days ago · 623 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1109 days ago · 542 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1113 days ago · 600 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 1115 days ago · 511 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1115 days ago · 552 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1117 days ago · 524 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1118 days ago · 597 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1119 days ago · 561 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1120 days ago · 525 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1121 days ago · 561 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1122 days ago · 527 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1123 days ago · 568 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1123 days ago · 602 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000le9s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.