M4.1 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 23, 2026, 11:23 PM GMT+12 (11:23 UTC), 551 km (342 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-23 11:23:50 UTC
- Depth
- 551.0 km (342.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.008° S, 179.663° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Fiji region · 30 days ago · 591 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.1Fiji region · 27 days ago · 621 km deep · 67 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tcla. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.