Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 28, 2016, 8:37 AM GMT-12 (20:37 UTC), 588 km (365 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 south of the Fiji Islands. 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
2016-09-28 20:37:01 UTC
Depth
587.9 km (365.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.848° S, 179.426° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
181

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3651 days ago · 613 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 577 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3649 days ago · 573 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3642 days ago · 592 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3641 days ago · 559 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3615 days ago · 581 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 615 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 589 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3604 days ago · 590 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 3657 days ago · 565 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3657 days ago · 631 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3663 days ago · 586 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 600 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 606 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 604 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 604 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 583 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006tls. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.