Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 12:24 PM GMT+13 (23:24 UTC), 456 km (283 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-03-30 23:24:11 UTC
Depth
456.2 km (283.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.395° S, 178.113° 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
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
158

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3104 days ago · 573 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3102 days ago · 549 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3093 days ago · 618 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.5261 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3092 days ago · 503 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.7290 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3089 days ago · 347 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3082 days ago · 578 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3081 days ago · 580 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.0270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3080 days ago · 441 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3072 days ago · 556 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3069 days ago · 464 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 3062 days ago · 524 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3061 days ago · 526 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 538 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 525 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.5268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3052 days ago · 482 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 5.4Fiji region · 3051 days ago · 473 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 3046 days ago · 577 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3111 days ago · 523 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3118 days ago · 566 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3120 days ago · 530 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 5.7Fiji region · 3127 days ago · 540 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3131 days ago · 566 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3131 days ago · 609 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3131 days ago · 531 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3133 days ago · 525 km deep · 54 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dbqu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.