Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Oct 19, 2014, 8:44 AM GMT+13 (19:44 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
2014-10-18 19:44:40 UTC
Depth
610.2 km (379.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.050° S, 179.009° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.2 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
147

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4365 days ago · 626 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 527 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 4363 days ago · 584 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4361 days ago · 619 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 555 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 612 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4352 days ago · 584 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 539 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 5.1Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 611 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4347 days ago · 533 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 558 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4341 days ago · 623 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 4340 days ago · 612 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4334 days ago · 626 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 4330 days ago · 601 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 541 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 536 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 609 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 5.0Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 603 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.9Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 608 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 624 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 4.7Fiji region · 4310 days ago · 617 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 632 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4371 days ago · 440 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4375 days ago · 613 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 4375 days ago · 535 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 4377 days ago · 548 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 4382 days ago · 594 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4392 days ago · 577 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4398 days ago · 520 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4399 days ago · 597 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000snwh. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.