Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Apr 15, 2017, 10:26 AM GMT+13 (21:26 UTC), 390 km (242 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-04-14 21:26:14 UTC
Depth
389.7 km (242.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.281° S, 178.370° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 505 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3453 days ago · 523 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3445 days ago · 609 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3444 days ago · 529 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3442 days ago · 535 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3435 days ago · 605 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3434 days ago · 562 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3427 days ago · 648 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 543 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3421 days ago · 529 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 598 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3419 days ago · 592 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3419 days ago · 572 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3417 days ago · 481 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 5.0Fiji region · 3415 days ago · 562 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.3258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3410 days ago · 507 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.4284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3409 days ago · 494 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3407 days ago · 415 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 3406 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 3406 days ago · 646 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 547 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 573 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3402 days ago · 517 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 3401 days ago · 613 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 3398 days ago · 545 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3458 days ago · 580 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3461 days ago · 391 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3461 days ago · 545 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3469 days ago · 590 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3480 days ago · 567 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3483 days ago · 554 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008hpx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC.