Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 6:11 AM GMT+13 (17:11 UTC), 621 km (386 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
2024-09-28 17:11:10 UTC
Depth
621.2 km (386.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.634° S, 178.731° 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 17.9 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

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. 4.5Fiji region · 730 days ago · 543 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 730 days ago · 622 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.2287 km W of Houma, Tonga · 729 days ago · 481 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 727 days ago · 648 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 724 days ago · 538 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 717 days ago · 579 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 5.4Fiji region · 715 days ago · 626 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 714 days ago · 557 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 714 days ago · 606 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 712 days ago · 616 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 702 days ago · 570 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 701 days ago · 590 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 698 days ago · 574 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 539 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 696 days ago · 584 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 5.2Fiji region · 695 days ago · 588 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 694 days ago · 591 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 5.0Fiji region · 691 days ago · 583 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 690 days ago · 543 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 682 days ago · 549 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 4.8Fiji region · 676 days ago · 607 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 675 days ago · 562 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.0273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 738 days ago · 477 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 740 days ago · 543 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 742 days ago · 598 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 747 days ago · 555 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 748 days ago · 571 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.3283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 749 days ago · 521 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000p01v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.