Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 4, 2017, 5:41 AM GMT+14 (15:41 UTC), 600 km (373 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
2017-01-03 15:41:45 UTC
Depth
600.0 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.109° S, 178.313° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
183

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3554 days ago · 391 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3552 days ago · 525 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3549 days ago · 557 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.2256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3547 days ago · 503 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3547 days ago · 590 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.6266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3540 days ago · 554 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.5263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3535 days ago · 530 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3532 days ago · 538 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3529 days ago · 553 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3528 days ago · 571 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 3525 days ago · 580 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.1273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3525 days ago · 526 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3522 days ago · 532 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3520 days ago · 565 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3518 days ago · 469 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 3517 days ago · 534 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.5267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3516 days ago · 386 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3515 days ago · 541 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 5.3Fiji region · 3514 days ago · 599 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 571 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 451 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 548 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 4.4283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3509 days ago · 513 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 3509 days ago · 545 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 3508 days ago · 426 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 4.7Fiji region · 3508 days ago · 566 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 3506 days ago · 543 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 3504 days ago · 529 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 576 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 602 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3560 days ago · 507 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3562 days ago · 470 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 546 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3566 days ago · 496 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3566 days ago · 592 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 576 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 568 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3569 days ago · 604 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3570 days ago · 602 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3571 days ago · 589 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 475 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 560 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3578 days ago · 601 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.3249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3580 days ago · 514 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3583 days ago · 497 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3587 days ago · 548 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007pgz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.