M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Mar 25, 2023, 10:46 PM GMT+13 (09:46 UTC), 523 km (325 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.7	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.031 · 317 stations
5.8	Mi	NOAA National Tsunami Warning Center	First automatic solution · Reviewed · 3 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jmnm (also filed as at00rs2lu4). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.