Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, May 19, 2016, 6:57 AM GMT+13 (17:57 UTC), 569 km (354 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 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
2016-05-18 17:57:08 UTC
Depth
569.5 km (353.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.222° S, 178.772° 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, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
183

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3789 days ago · 562 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 560 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3785 days ago · 621 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3785 days ago · 627 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 578 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 6.4Fiji region · 3781 days ago · 567 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 620 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 588 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3777 days ago · 551 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.3290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3776 days ago · 473 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 3764 days ago · 583 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 590 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 5.1Fiji region · 3761 days ago · 561 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 3756 days ago · 597 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 3756 days ago · 595 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3749 days ago · 544 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3747 days ago · 551 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 3743 days ago · 589 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3742 days ago · 534 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 566 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3736 days ago · 516 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 3734 days ago · 544 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 600 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 3800 days ago · 590 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3800 days ago · 594 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3810 days ago · 611 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3812 days ago · 582 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 604 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3819 days ago · 606 km deep · 52 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005ia9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.