Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 11:15 PM GMT+13 (10:15 UTC), 392 km (244 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2024-04-14 10:15:19 UTC
Depth
392.2 km (243.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.186° S, 177.701° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 900 days ago · 389 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 895 days ago · 567 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.0276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 895 days ago · 365 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.3282 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 890 days ago · 588 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 887 days ago · 574 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 886 days ago · 563 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 885 days ago · 455 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 883 days ago · 629 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 879 days ago · 573 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 867 days ago · 598 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 863 days ago · 559 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 858 days ago · 462 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 858 days ago · 590 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 855 days ago · 580 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.4270 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 854 days ago · 333 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 851 days ago · 607 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 851 days ago · 562 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 846 days ago · 559 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 846 days ago · 403 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.7Fiji region · 844 days ago · 581 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 844 days ago · 573 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.2294 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 907 days ago · 557 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 907 days ago · 528 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 910 days ago · 568 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 920 days ago · 562 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 921 days ago · 612 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.0295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 926 days ago · 558 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 929 days ago · 552 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mc17. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.