Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 8, 2023, 11:40 AM GMT-12 (23:40 UTC), 566 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-07-08 23:40:16 UTC
Depth
566.1 km (351.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.474° S, 179.123° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
28

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1180 days ago · 582 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1171 days ago · 585 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1162 days ago · 621 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 5.8Fiji region · 1157 days ago · 619 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1157 days ago · 513 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1153 days ago · 416 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1142 days ago · 591 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1142 days ago · 545 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1138 days ago · 546 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.9Fiji region · 1136 days ago · 412 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1133 days ago · 540 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1132 days ago · 582 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1131 days ago · 601 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 1130 days ago · 597 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1128 days ago · 564 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1122 days ago · 568 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1183 days ago · 604 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 1183 days ago · 571 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1189 days ago · 627 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1191 days ago · 553 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1193 days ago · 590 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1193 days ago · 589 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1199 days ago · 580 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1201 days ago · 533 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 1204 days ago · 554 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1207 days ago · 569 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 605 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1211 days ago · 591 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kfre. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.