Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 26, 2016, 5:23 AM GMT-12 (17:23 UTC), 631 km (392 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
2016-09-26 17:23:18 UTC
Depth
631.0 km (392.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.369° S, 179.252° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 12.4 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
206

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3655 days ago · 588 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 577 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 5.4Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 576 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3642 days ago · 592 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3625 days ago · 585 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3622 days ago · 518 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3616 days ago · 581 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 615 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3605 days ago · 589 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 592 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 565 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 572 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3663 days ago · 586 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 600 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 606 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 604 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3672 days ago · 604 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3679 days ago · 547 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 583 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3686 days ago · 630 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3686 days ago · 604 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006sup. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC.