Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 27, 2024, 1:13 AM GMT+13 (12:13 UTC), 634 km (394 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 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
2024-07-26 12:13:00 UTC
Depth
634.4 km (394.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.938° S, 178.974° 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 21.4 km horizontally, 14.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
13

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 792 days ago · 580 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 787 days ago · 559 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.5293 km W of Houma, Tonga · 787 days ago · 440 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 787 days ago · 565 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 787 days ago · 576 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 786 days ago · 603 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 5.6Fiji region · 785 days ago · 587 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 783 days ago · 560 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 781 days ago · 556 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 5.3Fiji region · 777 days ago · 620 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 774 days ago · 535 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 774 days ago · 581 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 770 days ago · 564 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 5.0Fiji region · 770 days ago · 624 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 760 days ago · 548 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 752 days ago · 602 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 749 days ago · 571 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.9Fiji region · 741 days ago · 543 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 740 days ago · 571 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 802 days ago · 543 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 802 days ago · 601 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 811 days ago · 591 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 815 days ago · 562 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 818 days ago · 432 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 818 days ago · 586 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 820 days ago · 547 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 821 days ago · 633 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 822 days ago · 619 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 823 days ago · 577 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 824 days ago · 539 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 824 days ago · 562 km deep · 26 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nj42. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.