Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 20, 2017, 9:59 AM GMT+13 (20:59 UTC), 591 km (367 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
2017-08-19 20:59:02 UTC
Depth
591.4 km (367.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.086° S, 178.790° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
145

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3329 days ago · 592 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3317 days ago · 506 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3316 days ago · 586 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3315 days ago · 546 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3315 days ago · 527 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3314 days ago · 527 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3314 days ago · 559 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3312 days ago · 568 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3310 days ago · 585 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3297 days ago · 553 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3294 days ago · 557 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3291 days ago · 611 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3291 days ago · 595 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3287 days ago · 574 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 3287 days ago · 572 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 3280 days ago · 616 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3274 days ago · 552 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 3271 days ago · 520 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3337 days ago · 578 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3339 days ago · 567 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3343 days ago · 593 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 580 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 581 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3348 days ago · 573 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3349 days ago · 520 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 5.0Fiji region · 3350 days ago · 575 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3351 days ago · 555 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a9sj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.