Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 1:30 AM GMT+13 (12:30 UTC), 550 km (342 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
2024-12-18 12:30:07 UTC
Depth
550.2 km (341.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.799° S, 177.794° 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 24.6 km horizontally, 22.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 650 days ago · 488 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.9275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 648 days ago · 482 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 5.6Fiji region · 647 days ago · 459 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 5.5277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 644 days ago · 543 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.1268 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 642 days ago · 437 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 641 days ago · 565 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.2267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 640 days ago · 484 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 638 days ago · 425 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.2251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 636 days ago · 493 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 634 days ago · 575 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 616 days ago · 442 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.4285 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 613 days ago · 579 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 613 days ago · 579 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.2242 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 608 days ago · 366 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.0274 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 603 days ago · 575 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 595 days ago · 514 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.3264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 594 days ago · 398 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 594 days ago · 547 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.1248 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 663 days ago · 380 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 664 days ago · 495 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 667 days ago · 609 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.4290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 668 days ago · 585 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.2274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 671 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.4296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 673 days ago · 537 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.1298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 679 days ago · 551 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.8262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 681 days ago · 330 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 683 days ago · 549 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000phh2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.