Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 4, 2017, 8:16 AM GMT+14 (18:16 UTC), 565 km (351 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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 18:16:51 UTC
Depth
565.1 km (351.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.101° S, 177.427° 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, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
138

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 630 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3555 days ago · 575 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3551 days ago · 605 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3551 days ago · 572 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3551 days ago · 584 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3548 days ago · 597 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.5263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3536 days ago · 530 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3530 days ago · 553 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3529 days ago · 602 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.3286 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3527 days ago · 573 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.5298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3511 days ago · 589 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3509 days ago · 426 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3504 days ago · 505 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3500 days ago · 611 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 501 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 576 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3566 days ago · 556 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 568 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3569 days ago · 596 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3571 days ago · 589 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 5.4Fiji region · 3580 days ago · 451 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3582 days ago · 522 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3583 days ago · 562 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007ud4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.