Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 5:32 AM GMT+13 (16:32 UTC), 559 km (347 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
2026-08-12 16:32:41 UTC
Depth
558.6 km (347.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.935° S, 178.480° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 14.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 since this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 49 days ago · 543 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 37 days ago · 621 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 37 days ago · 618 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.9265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 37 days ago · 519 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 36 days ago · 532 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.3255 km W of Houma, Tonga · 34 days ago · 391 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 5.0Fiji region · 32 days ago · 536 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 31 days ago · 629 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 24 days ago · 502 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 17 days ago · 566 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.5280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 13 days ago · 513 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 5 days ago · 573 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2 days ago · 638 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.3248 km W of Houma, Tonga · 41 hr ago · 434 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 56 days ago · 468 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 59 days ago · 494 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 62 days ago · 539 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 63 days ago · 532 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 66 days ago · 551 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.4297 km W of Houma, Tonga · 71 days ago · 475 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 71 days ago · 632 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 73 days ago · 501 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 78 days ago · 532 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 79 days ago · 581 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 80 days ago · 638 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 5.5Fiji region · 81 days ago · 566 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.1294 km W of Houma, Tonga · 82 days ago · 419 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tl70. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.