Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 8:18 AM GMT+13 (19:18 UTC), 551 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2026-07-29 19:18:31 UTC
Depth
550.6 km (342.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.606° S, 178.365° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 62 days ago · 532 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 62 days ago · 539 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 59 days ago · 494 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 55 days ago · 468 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 51 days ago · 559 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.5276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 49 days ago · 543 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.5280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 45 days ago · 408 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 45 days ago · 506 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 37 days ago · 621 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.9265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 36 days ago · 519 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 36 days ago · 532 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 5.0Fiji region · 32 days ago · 536 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 30 days ago · 629 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 23 days ago · 502 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 15 days ago · 423 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.5280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 12 days ago · 513 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.4297 km W of Houma, Tonga · 70 days ago · 475 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 70 days ago · 632 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 72 days ago · 501 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 74 days ago · 554 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 74 days ago · 593 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 78 days ago · 532 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 79 days ago · 581 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 79 days ago · 638 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 5.5Fiji region · 80 days ago · 566 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.1264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 81 days ago · 541 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.1294 km W of Houma, Tonga · 81 days ago · 419 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 83 days ago · 593 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 83 days ago · 552 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 84 days ago · 540 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.3263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 84 days ago · 548 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 84 days ago · 561 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 84 days ago · 552 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.2287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 85 days ago · 556 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.3265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 88 days ago · 514 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 5.7274 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 90 days ago · 666 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000thuc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.