Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 16, 2024, 2:08 AM GMT-12 (14:08 UTC), 568 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-16 14:08:13 UTC
Depth
567.9 km (352.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.676° S, 179.206° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
86

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1Fiji region · 830 days ago · 591 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 829 days ago · 587 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 823 days ago · 562 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 822 days ago · 582 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 822 days ago · 619 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 819 days ago · 575 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 817 days ago · 432 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 810 days ago · 591 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 808 days ago · 568 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 801 days ago · 601 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 798 days ago · 634 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 795 days ago · 576 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 792 days ago · 581 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 789 days ago · 567 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 787 days ago · 559 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 786 days ago · 400 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 786 days ago · 576 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 785 days ago · 603 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 784 days ago · 581 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 5.6Fiji region · 784 days ago · 587 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 842 days ago · 579 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 843 days ago · 583 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 843 days ago · 587 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 849 days ago · 611 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 850 days ago · 568 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 854 days ago · 604 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 857 days ago · 586 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 859 days ago · 571 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 865 days ago · 610 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mstf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.