Fiji · Earthquake archives 2004

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events267

Largest magnitudeM 7.1

M6+4

M7+1

Average depth457.7 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan21 Feb28 Mar25 Apr35 May26 Jun27 Jul16 Aug15 Sep14 Oct15 Nov18 Dec27

January21 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1 February28 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0 March25 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0 April35 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0 May26 EventsMax M5.0 · M6+ 0 June27 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0 July16 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 1 August15 EventsMax M5.7 · M6+ 0 September14 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0 October15 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0 November18 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 1 December27 EventsMax M6.1 · M6+ 1

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 7.1	208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji	565.5 km	2004-07-15 04:27:14 UTC	View event →
M 6.6	Fiji region	622.6 km	2004-11-17 21:09:13 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	Fiji region	439.2 km	2004-12-06 16:26:28 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	280 km SE of Levuka, Fiji	673.1 km	2004-01-11 09:29:10 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	south of the Fiji Islands	532.3 km	2004-11-23 21:04:55 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	Fiji region	614.5 km	2004-12-24 13:39:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	193 km E of Levuka, Fiji	563.8 km	2004-12-19 20:13:36 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	Fiji region	593.3 km	2004-12-17 07:13:11 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	Fiji region	625.4 km	2004-11-18 12:27:07 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	south of the Fiji Islands	209.8 km	2004-08-17 04:49:03 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	south of the Fiji Islands	405.5 km	2004-07-01 16:20:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	224 km E of Levuka, Fiji	580.1 km	2004-06-13 19:28:13 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	south of the Fiji Islands	15.0 km	2004-04-10 16:06:47 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	south of the Fiji Islands	537.0 km	2004-06-02 17:05:07 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	south of the Fiji Islands	542.9 km	2004-04-17 12:40:15 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	Fiji region	607.0 km	2004-03-08 22:49:33 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	Fiji region	622.6 km	2004-03-05 06:00:22 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji	566.3 km	2004-10-13 20:30:06 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	Fiji region	23.6 km	2004-10-12 15:29:02 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji	560.0 km	2004-07-15 04:27:12 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	south of the Fiji Islands	10.0 km	2004-04-10 04:54:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	Fiji region	29.8 km	2004-01-22 04:15:42 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	170 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji	536.9 km	2004-09-03 09:25:02 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	south of the Fiji Islands	479.8 km	2004-07-11 01:15:57 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	south of the Fiji Islands	20.0 km	2004-04-17 05:39:19 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Fiji region	20.0 km	2004-11-23 05:14:00 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Fiji region	603.9 km	2004-07-10 06:19:11 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Fiji region	599.3 km	2004-06-20 00:47:31 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Fiji region	626.1 km	2004-06-14 21:27:39 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	south of the Fiji Islands	504.0 km	2004-03-30 20:01:57 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Fiji region	639.8 km	2004-01-10 06:54:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Fiji region	627.5 km	2004-11-17 21:04:24 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Fiji region	37.5 km	2004-10-03 04:28:44 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	south of the Fiji Islands	570.9 km	2004-08-31 13:19:17 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Fiji region	485.4 km	2004-06-17 13:59:12 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	south of the Fiji Islands	374.0 km	2004-02-27 17:22:08 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	south of the Fiji Islands	20.6 km	2004-02-12 11:44:08 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	south of the Fiji Islands	532.1 km	2004-02-11 10:39:58 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	south of the Fiji Islands	189.3 km	2004-02-08 22:14:32 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	south of the Fiji Islands	49.4 km	2004-09-21 17:43:44 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	south of the Fiji Islands	93.7 km	2004-04-20 07:17:33 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	south of the Fiji Islands	495.2 km	2004-04-05 08:17:18 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	south of the Fiji Islands	508.0 km	2004-03-27 09:07:37 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	276 km SE of Levuka, Fiji	657.2 km	2004-01-11 09:29:45 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	south of the Fiji Islands	527.5 km	2004-05-22 14:33:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	south of the Fiji Islands	10.0 km	2004-04-17 14:39:55 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Fiji region	535.0 km	2004-04-12 23:57:53 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	south of the Fiji Islands	10.0 km	2004-04-10 21:28:23 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	south of the Fiji Islands	10.0 km	2004-04-10 17:30:51 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	south of the Fiji Islands	43.4 km	2004-03-20 22:03:30 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	south of the Fiji Islands	609.1 km	2004-01-13 09:40:31 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	south of the Fiji Islands	574.3 km	2004-10-22 16:29:35 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	south of the Fiji Islands	546.8 km	2004-08-31 07:45:21 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	south of the Fiji Islands	57.0 km	2004-07-21 21:34:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	south of the Fiji Islands	543.1 km	2004-06-28 13:53:00 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	south of the Fiji Islands	10.0 km	2004-04-10 22:03:43 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	south of the Fiji Islands	30.0 km	2004-04-08 02:15:32 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	south of the Fiji Islands	534.5 km	2004-12-05 11:47:23 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	217 km E of Levuka, Fiji	568.2 km	2004-12-02 11:04:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	south of the Fiji Islands	545.0 km	2004-11-21 07:14:40 UTC	View event →

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