Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Oct 6, 2024, 12:19 AM GMT+13 (11:19 UTC), 375 km (233 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 295 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2024-10-05 11:19:10 UTC
Depth
375.0 km (233.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.709° S, 177.569° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
49

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 722 days ago · 611 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 718 days ago · 633 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 716 days ago · 629 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 714 days ago · 615 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 711 days ago · 568 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 708 days ago · 393 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.9262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 704 days ago · 567 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 702 days ago · 504 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 699 days ago · 547 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 5.9295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 695 days ago · 436 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 692 days ago · 589 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 686 days ago · 536 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.8262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 680 days ago · 330 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 675 days ago · 576 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 675 days ago · 607 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 728 days ago · 507 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 735 days ago · 556 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 735 days ago · 630 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.1279 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 736 days ago · 470 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 739 days ago · 554 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 740 days ago · 489 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 741 days ago · 510 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 742 days ago · 628 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 749 days ago · 618 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 755 days ago · 570 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 755 days ago · 598 km deep · 75 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nwpf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.