Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 26, 2014, 9:07 AM GMT-12 (21:07 UTC), 621 km (386 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-07-26 21:07:20 UTC
Depth
620.7 km (385.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.258° S, 179.099° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
103

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 602 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 610 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 4448 days ago · 636 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4444 days ago · 555 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 4437 days ago · 609 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 582 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4433 days ago · 610 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4432 days ago · 544 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 4430 days ago · 602 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 587 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 529 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4425 days ago · 619 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 4419 days ago · 599 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4417 days ago · 592 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 558 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4410 days ago · 581 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 4404 days ago · 469 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 612 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 623 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 5.2Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 620 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 4.7Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 555 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 4455 days ago · 623 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4455 days ago · 451 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 4460 days ago · 596 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 560 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 615 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 4465 days ago · 447 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4469 days ago · 611 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4475 days ago · 625 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 4479 days ago · 525 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rxmf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.