Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Mar 23, 2014, 6:19 PM GMT+13 (05:19 UTC), 619 km (385 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2014-03-23 05:19:50 UTC
Depth
619.2 km (384.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.663° S, 178.847° 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
±0.04
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
316

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 4565 days ago · 575 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4561 days ago · 595 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4561 days ago · 599 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4559 days ago · 574 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4558 days ago · 532 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4557 days ago · 553 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4555 days ago · 617 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4546 days ago · 629 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 4537 days ago · 612 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 4534 days ago · 634 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4531 days ago · 520 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 4528 days ago · 626 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 4526 days ago · 503 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 4524 days ago · 536 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4522 days ago · 442 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 4520 days ago · 608 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4520 days ago · 649 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 4579 days ago · 621 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 4579 days ago · 622 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 5.9Fiji region · 4579 days ago · 607 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4579 days ago · 597 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4584 days ago · 527 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.1291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4586 days ago · 559 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4587 days ago · 570 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 4591 days ago · 585 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4591 days ago · 536 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 4592 days ago · 584 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 4594 days ago · 561 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4595 days ago · 588 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 5.0Fiji region · 4596 days ago · 548 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4604 days ago · 513 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 4606 days ago · 588 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 4607 days ago · 584 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000nlsz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.