Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jan 28, 2024, 7:06 PM GMT+13 (06:06 UTC), 611 km (380 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-28 06:06:31 UTC
Depth
611.1 km (379.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.284° S, 178.225° 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 14.8 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 976 days ago · 539 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.0255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 973 days ago · 482 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 971 days ago · 566 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.1262 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 971 days ago · 561 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 965 days ago · 486 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 965 days ago · 542 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 964 days ago · 564 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 963 days ago · 593 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.3261 km W of Houma, Tonga · 962 days ago · 400 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 960 days ago · 586 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 958 days ago · 592 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.1279 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 955 days ago · 539 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 954 days ago · 516 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.0275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 505 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.1259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 574 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.0260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 951 days ago · 459 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 5.8Fiji region · 945 days ago · 546 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 945 days ago · 542 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 945 days ago · 548 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 945 days ago · 546 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 944 days ago · 537 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 4.2272 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 944 days ago · 528 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.9255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 446 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 4.6Fiji region · 942 days ago · 577 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 941 days ago · 530 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 4.8233 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 941 days ago · 338 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 941 days ago · 601 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 940 days ago · 620 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 4.1Fiji region · 939 days ago · 521 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 532 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 525 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 4.3Fiji region · 936 days ago · 597 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 4.4Fiji region · 936 days ago · 536 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 4.4Fiji region · 932 days ago · 585 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 931 days ago · 596 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 4.6278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 931 days ago · 511 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 4.0Fiji region · 928 days ago · 546 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 4.2Fiji region · 925 days ago · 560 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 4.8Fiji region · 922 days ago · 596 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.2279 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 486 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 982 days ago · 496 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.3237 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 983 days ago · 395 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.1261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 984 days ago · 500 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.2268 km W of Houma, Tonga · 986 days ago · 362 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 495 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.4266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 987 days ago · 522 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 992 days ago · 521 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.5266 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 992 days ago · 500 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 993 days ago · 555 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 994 days ago · 584 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 995 days ago · 527 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 4.2293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 530 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.6264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 996 days ago · 484 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.4251 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 998 days ago · 509 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.2281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1004 days ago · 555 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1004 days ago · 535 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lwar. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.