Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 17, 2026, 8:21 AM GMT+13 (19:21 UTC), 589 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-16 19:21:29 UTC
Depth
588.9 km (365.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.855° S, 178.741° 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 20.1 km horizontally, 13.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9Fiji region · 256 days ago · 597 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 252 days ago · 589 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 247 days ago · 533 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 245 days ago · 660 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 238 days ago · 587 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 6.2Fiji region · 235 days ago · 513 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.6283 km W of Houma, Tonga · 235 days ago · 414 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.3280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 231 days ago · 542 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 231 days ago · 494 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 226 days ago · 585 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.1290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 508 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 219 days ago · 509 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.4273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 218 days ago · 503 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 217 days ago · 551 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 200 days ago · 572 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 275 days ago · 491 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 278 days ago · 600 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 279 days ago · 609 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 279 days ago · 628 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 280 days ago · 591 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 281 days ago · 623 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.8278 km W of Houma, Tonga · 285 days ago · 445 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 288 days ago · 467 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000s674. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.