Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 12:40 PM GMT+13 (23:40 UTC), 560 km (348 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2016-01-11 23:40:24 UTC
Depth
560.2 km (348.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.227° S, 177.949° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 13.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 569 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.3278 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3914 days ago · 567 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 555 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 512 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3910 days ago · 534 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3908 days ago · 473 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3904 days ago · 582 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.4268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3903 days ago · 550 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 5.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3903 days ago · 504 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 494 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3899 days ago · 587 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3896 days ago · 598 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3896 days ago · 598 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 605 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 535 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 528 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 528 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3873 days ago · 539 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 342 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3870 days ago · 518 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 3866 days ago · 586 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 4.0233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3865 days ago · 524 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 586 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 4.1Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 595 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3862 days ago · 507 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.9271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3862 days ago · 560 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 3918 days ago · 575 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 3925 days ago · 607 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 493 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 519 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 401 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3939 days ago · 464 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3946 days ago · 571 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.0224 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3947 days ago · 468 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004exe. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC.