Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jun 13, 2016, 5:00 PM GMT+13 (04:00 UTC), 583 km (362 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
2016-06-13 04:00:47 UTC
Depth
583.1 km (362.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.889° S, 178.613° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 590 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 5.1Fiji region · 3760 days ago · 561 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 597 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 595 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3748 days ago · 544 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3742 days ago · 589 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 584 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 566 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3734 days ago · 516 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 544 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.6268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3731 days ago · 467 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 539 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 504 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 606 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 3724 days ago · 611 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 578 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 525 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3718 days ago · 559 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3716 days ago · 579 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 3715 days ago · 553 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 3712 days ago · 554 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 3709 days ago · 580 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 3704 days ago · 607 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.6270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3772 days ago · 470 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.3290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 473 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3776 days ago · 551 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 3777 days ago · 588 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 620 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 6.4Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 567 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3783 days ago · 578 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 627 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 621 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3788 days ago · 562 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 3789 days ago · 569 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000641a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.