Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 7, 2014, 5:35 PM GMT+13 (04:35 UTC), 558 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. 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
2014-09-07 04:35:47 UTC
Depth
558.4 km (347.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.421° S, 178.863° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 10.9 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
116

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4410 days ago · 581 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 469 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 612 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 623 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 5.2Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 620 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4401 days ago · 555 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4398 days ago · 520 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 4392 days ago · 577 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4382 days ago · 594 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4376 days ago · 548 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 4374 days ago · 594 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 4374 days ago · 535 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 4370 days ago · 440 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 632 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 610 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 4365 days ago · 626 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 527 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 4362 days ago · 584 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 4361 days ago · 619 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 4357 days ago · 555 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 612 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 4352 days ago · 584 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4417 days ago · 592 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4418 days ago · 599 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 619 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4427 days ago · 529 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 587 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 4429 days ago · 602 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 544 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4432 days ago · 610 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 582 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 4437 days ago · 609 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sa3b. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.