Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 2:28 PM GMT+13 (01:28 UTC), 458 km (284 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 266 km W of Houma, Tonga. 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
2024-04-11 01:28:44 UTC
Depth
457.8 km (284.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.806° S, 178.474° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 906 days ago · 586 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 5.4266 km W of Houma, Tonga · 900 days ago · 388 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 891 days ago · 604 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 890 days ago · 318 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 877 days ago · 532 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 876 days ago · 572 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 875 days ago · 609 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 867 days ago · 610 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 862 days ago · 538 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 856 days ago · 604 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 851 days ago · 568 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 851 days ago · 611 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 916 days ago · 545 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 927 days ago · 513 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 929 days ago · 538 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 933 days ago · 585 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000md4z. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.