Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, May 12, 2024, 10:14 AM GMT+13 (21:14 UTC), 572 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
2024-05-11 21:14:30 UTC
Depth
572.4 km (355.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.401° S, 178.914° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 873 days ago · 609 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 872 days ago · 624 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 869 days ago · 578 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 865 days ago · 610 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 860 days ago · 538 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 857 days ago · 586 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 854 days ago · 604 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 854 days ago · 554 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 850 days ago · 568 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 849 days ago · 591 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 849 days ago · 611 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 843 days ago · 587 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 843 days ago · 583 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 842 days ago · 579 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 838 days ago · 568 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 5.1Fiji region · 830 days ago · 591 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 823 days ago · 562 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 823 days ago · 539 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 822 days ago · 619 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 820 days ago · 633 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 817 days ago · 432 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 814 days ago · 562 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 875 days ago · 532 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 877 days ago · 587 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 889 days ago · 604 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 893 days ago · 559 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 579 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 896 days ago · 600 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mz71. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC.