Fiji earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jun 24, 2024, 1:36 AM GMT-12 (13:36 UTC), 591 km (367 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-24 13:36:07 UTC
Depth
591.0 km (367.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.961° S, 179.530° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
22°
Stations used
163

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 830 days ago · 587 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 823 days ago · 582 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 822 days ago · 518 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 819 days ago · 575 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 811 days ago · 591 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 808 days ago · 568 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 808 days ago · 533 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 795 days ago · 576 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 792 days ago · 581 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 789 days ago · 567 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 786 days ago · 576 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 785 days ago · 581 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 5.6Fiji region · 785 days ago · 587 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  14. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 773 days ago · 579 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 839 days ago · 568 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 842 days ago · 579 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 844 days ago · 583 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 844 days ago · 587 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 850 days ago · 568 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 855 days ago · 604 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 858 days ago · 586 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 860 days ago · 571 km deep · 13 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000muc2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:37 AM UTC.