Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 7, 2017, 6:55 AM GMT+13 (17:55 UTC), 605 km (376 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
2017-03-06 17:55:06 UTC
Depth
605.4 km (376.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.034° S, 178.779° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 613 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 501 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 5.1Fiji region · 3490 days ago · 584 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3483 days ago · 554 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 3482 days ago · 560 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3478 days ago · 558 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3467 days ago · 565 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 549 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 584 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 3464 days ago · 522 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3462 days ago · 545 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3457 days ago · 390 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3455 days ago · 611 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 3451 days ago · 488 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3446 days ago · 609 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3443 days ago · 535 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3497 days ago · 622 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 3498 days ago · 586 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3499 days ago · 634 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 3501 days ago · 532 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3502 days ago · 523 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3506 days ago · 543 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3507 days ago · 584 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3508 days ago · 566 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 545 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 527 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 571 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 5.3Fiji region · 3514 days ago · 599 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3516 days ago · 541 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 3517 days ago · 534 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3518 days ago · 469 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3522 days ago · 532 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3523 days ago · 483 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 3526 days ago · 580 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100087c2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.