M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Oct 3, 1975, 3:26 PM GMT+13 (02:26 UTC), 389 km (242 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-10-03 02:26:03 UTC
- Depth
- 389.0 km (241.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.537° S, 177.686° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000d15. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC.