Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 4:56 PM GMT+12 (04:56 UTC), 334 km (207 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2023-03-21 04:56:25 UTC
Depth
333.7 km (207.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.617° S, 177.961° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1290 days ago · 553 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1289 days ago · 563 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1286 days ago · 620 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 5.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1285 days ago · 465 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 562 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 598 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1279 days ago · 566 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1279 days ago · 547 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1277 days ago · 546 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1277 days ago · 565 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1276 days ago · 526 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1270 days ago · 596 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.0293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1269 days ago · 592 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1266 days ago · 554 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1264 days ago · 600 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1263 days ago · 588 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1263 days ago · 597 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.2279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1261 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1252 days ago · 562 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1249 days ago · 604 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1248 days ago · 543 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 1245 days ago · 559 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 1237 days ago · 565 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 1236 days ago · 566 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1233 days ago · 577 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1291 days ago · 545 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.8282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1293 days ago · 553 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1300 days ago · 606 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.0290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1300 days ago · 609 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.6262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1302 days ago · 538 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 589 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 573 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1306 days ago · 574 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1308 days ago · 585 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 611 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.4273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1310 days ago · 491 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 565 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1313 days ago · 540 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 456 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 1316 days ago · 578 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1316 days ago · 576 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1317 days ago · 455 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.8Fiji region · 1317 days ago · 522 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1319 days ago · 460 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 4.3297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1319 days ago · 596 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jmhm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.