M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jan 15, 1980, 12:12 AM GMT+13 (11:12 UTC), 526 km (327 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
- 1980-01-14 11:12:40 UTC
- Depth
- 526.0 km (326.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.690° S, 178.611° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 17039 days ago · 562 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.8269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17030 days ago · 546 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 17024 days ago · 555 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.4Fiji region · 17023 days ago · 592 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.3Fiji region · 17018 days ago · 580 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 17017 days ago · 594 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 17003 days ago · 362 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 17000 days ago · 621 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 16996 days ago · 556 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001504. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.