M4.0 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Feb 14, 2025, 5:16 AM GMT-12 (17:16 UTC), 381 km (237 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 296 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-02-14 17:16:43 UTC
- Depth
- 381.4 km (237.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.498° S, 176.768° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 13.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Fiji region · 596 days ago · 403 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 587 days ago · 395 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 583 days ago · 616 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.6296 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 547 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.3243 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 541 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pf9d. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC.