Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Aug 14, 2024, 10:36 AM GMT+13 (21:36 UTC), 556 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2024-08-13 21:36:00 UTC
Depth
555.9 km (345.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.400° S, 178.363° 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 16.1 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 779 days ago · 501 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 777 days ago · 610 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 773 days ago · 581 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 770 days ago · 575 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.1279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 536 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 770 days ago · 564 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 770 days ago · 495 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.3277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 769 days ago · 488 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 769 days ago · 624 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.1287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 759 days ago · 548 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.1270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 759 days ago · 519 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.1281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 756 days ago · 484 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.4285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 753 days ago · 547 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.3283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 749 days ago · 521 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 748 days ago · 571 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.2262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 748 days ago · 530 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 747 days ago · 488 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 747 days ago · 555 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.0253 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 744 days ago · 480 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 742 days ago · 598 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 741 days ago · 568 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.2284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 741 days ago · 554 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 4.9Fiji region · 740 days ago · 543 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 4.0271 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 739 days ago · 514 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 738 days ago · 477 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 4.0262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 737 days ago · 526 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 4.0Fiji region · 734 days ago · 621 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 4.5Fiji region · 731 days ago · 543 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 730 days ago · 622 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 730 days ago · 513 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 4.2287 km W of Houma, Tonga · 729 days ago · 481 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 782 days ago · 560 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 5.0252 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 786 days ago · 462 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 787 days ago · 565 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 787 days ago · 626 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.5293 km W of Houma, Tonga · 787 days ago · 440 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.4254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 787 days ago · 484 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 792 days ago · 580 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.2296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 792 days ago · 479 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.5265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 795 days ago · 492 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 797 days ago · 495 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 798 days ago · 634 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.6276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 800 days ago · 537 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 802 days ago · 543 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.0278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 803 days ago · 482 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.2254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 807 days ago · 484 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000npvx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.