Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 19, 2016, 5:16 AM GMT+14 (15:16 UTC), 589 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
2016-11-18 15:16:04 UTC
Depth
589.0 km (366.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.402° S, 178.716° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 592 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3603 days ago · 565 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3593 days ago · 612 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3592 days ago · 611 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 5.1Fiji region · 3592 days ago · 596 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 3591 days ago · 572 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3590 days ago · 584 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3589 days ago · 600 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3580 days ago · 605 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3578 days ago · 601 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 475 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.9Fiji region · 3572 days ago · 601 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3569 days ago · 628 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 592 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3566 days ago · 496 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 546 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 511 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3562 days ago · 470 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3561 days ago · 563 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 3560 days ago · 507 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3560 days ago · 602 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 606 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 4.3279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3558 days ago · 476 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 4.9Fiji region · 3553 days ago · 583 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 4.6271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3549 days ago · 479 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 3547 days ago · 583 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 4.7Fiji region · 3545 days ago · 619 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 615 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 574 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3620 days ago · 429 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3621 days ago · 518 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3624 days ago · 585 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3633 days ago · 481 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007a14. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.