Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 4, 2026, 7:42 AM GMT+13 (18:42 UTC), 609 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2026-09-03 18:42:06 UTC
Depth
608.8 km (378.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.037° S, 177.888° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.2 km horizontally, 20.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tgcc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.