M4.6 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 26, 1988, 9:38 AM GMT+13 (20:38 UTC), 596 km (370 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-04-25 20:38:42 UTC
- Depth
- 595.5 km (370.0 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.733° S, 178.482° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Fiji region · 14034 days ago · 593 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 14030 days ago · 580 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 14026 days ago · 491 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.7Fiji region · 14016 days ago · 619 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.6274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 14010 days ago · 392 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.8Fiji region · 14006 days ago · 606 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.2Fiji region · 13998 days ago · 439 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 13996 days ago · 606 km deep · 41 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003fcb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.