Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 28, 2024, 12:31 AM GMT+13 (11:31 UTC), 462 km (287 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-27 11:31:46 UTC
Depth
462.0 km (287.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.978° S, 177.977° 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 14.2 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 858 days ago · 590 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.3295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 856 days ago · 580 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 851 days ago · 607 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 851 days ago · 562 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 850 days ago · 594 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 846 days ago · 559 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 846 days ago · 403 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 844 days ago · 581 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 844 days ago · 573 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 830 days ago · 578 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 828 days ago · 527 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 828 days ago · 639 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 828 days ago · 642 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 827 days ago · 563 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 821 days ago · 497 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 814 days ago · 602 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 814 days ago · 464 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 813 days ago · 552 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 809 days ago · 612 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.6294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 808 days ago · 587 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 803 days ago · 604 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 802 days ago · 641 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 802 days ago · 571 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 801 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 863 days ago · 559 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 867 days ago · 598 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 879 days ago · 573 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 883 days ago · 629 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 885 days ago · 455 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 886 days ago · 563 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mq2e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.