Earthquake details

Thursday, August 4, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, August 4, 1994 at 21:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 684.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -179.925 and latitude -24.090.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 505.6 km
Coordinates -24.090, -179.925
UTC time 1994-08-04 21:39:01.840
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-08-04

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.5
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-08-11 03:11 UTC
56.8 km
M 4.5
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-08-09 18:23 UTC
29.8 km
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-08-04 03:20 UTC
22.4 km
M 4.5
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-08-01 04:50 UTC
53.7 km
M 4.6
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-26 18:15 UTC
70.8 km
M 4.7
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-18 08:28 UTC
58.3 km
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-16 23:35 UTC
32.1 km
M 4.4
south of the Fiji Islands
Unknown · 2026-07-16 13:34 UTC
87.4 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.