Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Feb 13, 2016, 3:17 AM GMT+13 (14:17 UTC), 587 km (365 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
2016-02-12 14:17:05 UTC
Depth
586.7 km (364.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.844° S, 178.645° 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 16.2 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 528 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3884 days ago · 403 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3880 days ago · 458 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 612 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 528 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 538 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 586 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 5.3Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 608 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 586 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 595 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3856 days ago · 629 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 543 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 611 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3847 days ago · 563 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.5289 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 3846 days ago · 661 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 3831 days ago · 590 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 4.9Fiji region · 3830 days ago · 636 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3828 days ago · 576 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 4.7Fiji region · 3826 days ago · 594 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3825 days ago · 559 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3889 days ago · 535 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 605 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 585 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3899 days ago · 664 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3903 days ago · 582 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3908 days ago · 473 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3909 days ago · 534 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3910 days ago · 584 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3910 days ago · 512 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 555 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3914 days ago · 586 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 569 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200050l5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.