M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jul 19, 1974, 12:12 PM GMT+13 (23:12 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-07-18 23:12:18 UTC
- Depth
- 600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.664° S, 178.432° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Fiji region · 19057 days ago · 673 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 19030 days ago · 503 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 19024 days ago · 583 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 19003 days ago · 606 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000077b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.