Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Nov 10, 2014, 5:04 AM GMT+13 (16:04 UTC), 533 km (331 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2014-11-09 16:04:55 UTC
Depth
532.6 km (331.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.390° S, 178.604° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 5.9 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
109

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 4347 days ago · 531 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 558 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4341 days ago · 623 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 4340 days ago · 612 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4334 days ago · 626 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4330 days ago · 601 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 541 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 536 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 609 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 5.0Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 603 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.9Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 608 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 4315 days ago · 624 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 4310 days ago · 617 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 4306 days ago · 614 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 4297 days ago · 545 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 4292 days ago · 556 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 4290 days ago · 609 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 5.1Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 611 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 539 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4352 days ago · 584 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 612 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.4264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4357 days ago · 390 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 555 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4361 days ago · 619 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 4363 days ago · 584 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 527 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 4366 days ago · 626 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 610 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 632 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 4371 days ago · 440 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4375 days ago · 613 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 4375 days ago · 535 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.2288 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4375 days ago · 369 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 4377 days ago · 548 km deep · 22 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000svv3. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC.