M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 16, 1974, 8:04 PM GMT+13 (07:04 UTC), 503 km (313 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
- 1974-08-16 07:04:09 UTC
- Depth
- 503.0 km (312.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.443° S, 178.377° 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.
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 19030 days ago · 435 km deep · 92 km away
- 5.1Fiji region · 19024 days ago · 583 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 19021 days ago · 404 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 19003 days ago · 606 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 19001 days ago · 602 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 18971 days ago · 554 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007n8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.