M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Feb 26, 1981, 4:03 AM GMT+13 (15:03 UTC), 398 km (247 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
- 1981-02-25 15:03:23 UTC
- Depth
- 397.5 km (247.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.021° S, 177.415° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Fiji region · 16644 days ago · 604 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 16590 days ago · 552 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 16588 days ago · 387 km deep · 72 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001cde. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.