Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 7, 2024, 11:40 AM GMT+13 (22:40 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2024-05-06 22:40:20 UTC
Depth
572.7 km (355.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.053° S, 177.713° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 867 days ago · 598 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 863 days ago · 559 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 858 days ago · 462 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 858 days ago · 590 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 856 days ago · 580 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.4270 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 333 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 851 days ago · 607 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 851 days ago · 562 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 847 days ago · 559 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 846 days ago · 403 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 844 days ago · 581 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 844 days ago · 573 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 830 days ago · 578 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 828 days ago · 527 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 828 days ago · 639 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 828 days ago · 642 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 827 days ago · 563 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 826 days ago · 553 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 821 days ago · 497 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 883 days ago · 629 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 885 days ago · 455 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 886 days ago · 563 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 887 days ago · 574 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.3282 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 890 days ago · 588 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 891 days ago · 572 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 567 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.0271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 897 days ago · 579 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.1238 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 899 days ago · 452 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 900 days ago · 389 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 901 days ago · 392 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.2294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 907 days ago · 557 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 908 days ago · 528 km deep · 20 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000myb4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.