M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 6, 2018, 6:06 PM GMT-12 (06:06 UTC), 598 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000c1mv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.