Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 13, 2024, 3:38 PM GMT+13 (02:38 UTC), 584 km (363 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-13 02:38:44 UTC
Depth
584.2 km (363.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.146° S, 178.436° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
91

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 993 days ago · 555 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.5266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 992 days ago · 500 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 992 days ago · 521 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 522 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 495 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.1261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 984 days ago · 500 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 981 days ago · 496 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.2279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 486 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 979 days ago · 611 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 976 days ago · 539 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.0255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 973 days ago · 482 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 971 days ago · 566 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.1262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 971 days ago · 561 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 965 days ago · 486 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 965 days ago · 542 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 964 days ago · 564 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 963 days ago · 593 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 960 days ago · 586 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 958 days ago · 592 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 954 days ago · 516 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 505 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 4.0260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 459 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 5.8Fiji region · 945 days ago · 546 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 4.6Fiji region · 945 days ago · 542 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 945 days ago · 548 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 945 days ago · 546 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 944 days ago · 537 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 3.9255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 446 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 4.6Fiji region · 942 days ago · 577 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 941 days ago · 530 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 4.2Fiji region · 941 days ago · 601 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 4.4Fiji region · 940 days ago · 620 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 4.1Fiji region · 939 days ago · 521 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 532 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 525 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 4.3Fiji region · 936 days ago · 597 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 4.4Fiji region · 936 days ago · 536 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 995 days ago · 527 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.2293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 530 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.6264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 484 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.4251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 998 days ago · 509 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1004 days ago · 555 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.4270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 387 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 495 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.4299 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 526 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.2271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1021 days ago · 583 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1021 days ago · 536 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1022 days ago · 496 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m3fa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:11 PM UTC.