Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Oct 24, 2023, 6:28 AM GMT+13 (17:28 UTC), 595 km (369 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-10-23 17:28:28 UTC
Depth
594.7 km (369.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.297° S, 178.394° 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, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1074 days ago · 517 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1074 days ago · 533 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.7272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1073 days ago · 518 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1071 days ago · 536 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1067 days ago · 584 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.1266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1064 days ago · 501 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.4272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1063 days ago · 378 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1060 days ago · 502 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.0285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1058 days ago · 496 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1058 days ago · 597 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 1055 days ago · 561 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.9Fiji region · 1051 days ago · 590 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1051 days ago · 594 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.2269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1047 days ago · 499 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1046 days ago · 526 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.1269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1044 days ago · 493 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1042 days ago · 460 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.0264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1041 days ago · 457 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 1039 days ago · 544 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1037 days ago · 548 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 4.7Fiji region · 1037 days ago · 609 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.4258 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1037 days ago · 508 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 4.9284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1035 days ago · 533 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1034 days ago · 553 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 1033 days ago · 536 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 4.1274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 497 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 4.3240 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1031 days ago · 508 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 1031 days ago · 538 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1031 days ago · 369 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 4.3259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 498 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 4.3Fiji region · 1024 days ago · 573 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 4.2264 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1024 days ago · 456 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1022 days ago · 496 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 4.4Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 536 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 4.2271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1021 days ago · 583 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.1251 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1079 days ago · 479 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1086 days ago · 541 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.7261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1089 days ago · 500 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.2297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1091 days ago · 564 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.7250 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1094 days ago · 503 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1095 days ago · 629 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 1096 days ago · 598 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.3273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1097 days ago · 507 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.3297 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1099 days ago · 623 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1104 days ago · 598 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000l6vb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:49 AM UTC.