Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 2, 2024, 6:23 PM GMT+13 (05:23 UTC), 570 km (354 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-02 05:23:56 UTC
Depth
569.8 km (354.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.845° S, 177.363° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 757 days ago · 598 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 757 days ago · 570 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 751 days ago · 618 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 744 days ago · 628 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.1279 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 738 days ago · 470 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 737 days ago · 630 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 730 days ago · 507 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 730 days ago · 375 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 726 days ago · 435 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 720 days ago · 633 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 718 days ago · 629 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 716 days ago · 615 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 714 days ago · 568 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 710 days ago · 393 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.9Fiji region · 704 days ago · 504 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.1297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 765 days ago · 457 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 768 days ago · 568 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.4288 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 549 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 773 days ago · 358 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 777 days ago · 612 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 784 days ago · 577 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 792 days ago · 540 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000np73. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.