Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Nov 3, 2024, 6:18 AM GMT+13 (17:18 UTC), 547 km (340 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 295 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2024-11-02 17:18:04 UTC
Depth
547.0 km (339.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.428° S, 177.516° 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, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.9295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 695 days ago · 436 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 692 days ago · 589 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 686 days ago · 536 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 676 days ago · 576 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 675 days ago · 607 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 666 days ago · 592 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 664 days ago · 495 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 661 days ago · 621 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 658 days ago · 618 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.9298 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 657 days ago · 523 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 5.6252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 654 days ago · 549 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.8269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 651 days ago · 608 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.5270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 649 days ago · 580 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 5.6Fiji region · 647 days ago · 459 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 702 days ago · 504 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.9262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 704 days ago · 567 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 5.0260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 705 days ago · 608 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 708 days ago · 393 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 712 days ago · 568 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 714 days ago · 615 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 716 days ago · 629 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 718 days ago · 633 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.5281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 722 days ago · 611 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 727 days ago · 375 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 728 days ago · 507 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000npkd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.