Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 2:21 PM GMT+13 (01:21 UTC), 539 km (335 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-02 01:21:12 UTC
Depth
539.4 km (335.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.825° S, 178.255° 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 19.0 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
21

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 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 59 days ago · 494 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 55 days ago · 468 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 51 days ago · 559 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.5276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 49 days ago · 543 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 45 days ago · 506 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 37 days ago · 621 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.9265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 36 days ago · 519 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 36 days ago · 532 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.3255 km W of Houma, Tonga · 33 days ago · 391 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 5.0Fiji region · 32 days ago · 536 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 30 days ago · 629 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 23 days ago · 502 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 15 days ago · 423 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.5280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 13 days ago · 513 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 5 days ago · 573 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 62 days ago · 532 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 65 days ago · 551 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.4297 km W of Houma, Tonga · 70 days ago · 475 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 71 days ago · 632 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 72 days ago · 501 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 74 days ago · 554 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 78 days ago · 532 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 79 days ago · 581 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 79 days ago · 638 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 5.5Fiji region · 80 days ago · 566 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.1264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 81 days ago · 541 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.1294 km W of Houma, Tonga · 81 days ago · 419 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 83 days ago · 593 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 83 days ago · 552 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 84 days ago · 540 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.3263 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 84 days ago · 548 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 84 days ago · 561 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 84 days ago · 552 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 4.3265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 88 days ago · 514 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 91 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000timl. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC.