Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 12:03 PM GMT+13 (23:03 UTC), 517 km (321 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2026-03-22 23:03:13 UTC
Depth
517.2 km (321.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.976° S, 178.281° 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 18.8 km horizontally, 12.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 187 days ago · 546 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.5291 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 187 days ago · 520 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.7289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 187 days ago · 548 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 185 days ago · 591 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 180 days ago · 534 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 178 days ago · 567 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 178 days ago · 531 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.0272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 173 days ago · 550 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.6289 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 172 days ago · 546 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.0281 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 170 days ago · 509 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 162 days ago · 550 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.5293 km W of Houma, Tonga · 156 days ago · 504 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.3299 km W of Houma, Tonga · 154 days ago · 492 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.4267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 151 days ago · 478 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 147 days ago · 535 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 142 days ago · 597 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 137 days ago · 594 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.3266 km W of Houma, Tonga · 196 days ago · 416 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.3287 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 197 days ago · 515 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 198 days ago · 575 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.4285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 199 days ago · 498 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 199 days ago · 590 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 201 days ago · 572 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.3256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 204 days ago · 518 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 218 days ago · 551 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.4273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 503 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 219 days ago · 509 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.1290 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 219 days ago · 508 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000s9ew. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:50 AM UTC.