Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 4, 2025, 9:49 AM GMT+13 (20:49 UTC), 560 km (348 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-12-03 20:49:33 UTC
Depth
560.2 km (348.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.203° S, 178.105° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2275 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 304 days ago · 531 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.2283 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 298 days ago · 523 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.4284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 295 days ago · 515 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 293 days ago · 603 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 292 days ago · 586 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 288 days ago · 467 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.8278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 285 days ago · 445 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.3281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 283 days ago · 554 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 281 days ago · 623 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.5267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 281 days ago · 503 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.4263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 280 days ago · 515 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 280 days ago · 591 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 280 days ago · 628 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.5269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 280 days ago · 540 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 280 days ago · 609 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 278 days ago · 600 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 278 days ago · 563 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.3282 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 273 days ago · 526 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 262 days ago · 526 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 262 days ago · 520 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 260 days ago · 589 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.1284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 259 days ago · 528 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 3.9Fiji region · 256 days ago · 597 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 4.2256 km W of Houma, Tonga · 253 days ago · 420 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 4.6Fiji region · 252 days ago · 597 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.6Fiji region · 247 days ago · 533 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 246 days ago · 660 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 4.4269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 245 days ago · 533 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.2260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 305 days ago · 529 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.4280 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 307 days ago · 544 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 309 days ago · 415 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.2295 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 309 days ago · 522 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 311 days ago · 596 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.0299 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 311 days ago · 420 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.2268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 311 days ago · 486 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 314 days ago · 572 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 319 days ago · 589 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 320 days ago · 599 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 323 days ago · 526 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.3274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 325 days ago · 521 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 326 days ago · 607 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 329 days ago · 540 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 329 days ago · 587 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 333 days ago · 559 km deep · 30 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rw09. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC.