Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jan 30, 2024, 2:55 PM GMT+13 (01:55 UTC), 532 km (331 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. 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
2024-01-30 01:55:48 UTC
Depth
532.5 km (330.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.883° S, 177.650° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 971 days ago · 625 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 965 days ago · 498 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.5290 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 961 days ago · 565 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 955 days ago · 603 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.1279 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 955 days ago · 539 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.0294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 954 days ago · 555 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.0293 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 943 days ago · 563 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 938 days ago · 671 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 934 days ago · 564 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 930 days ago · 552 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.0291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 929 days ago · 600 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.0295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 927 days ago · 558 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 921 days ago · 612 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 921 days ago · 562 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.1284 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 979 days ago · 549 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.2262 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 984 days ago · 404 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 994 days ago · 618 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.8291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 995 days ago · 499 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1001 days ago · 566 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1002 days ago · 558 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1002 days ago · 580 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lwfb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.