Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 3, 2018, 5:42 PM GMT+13 (04:42 UTC), 549 km (341 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
2018-04-03 04:42:14 UTC
Depth
549.0 km (341.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.632° S, 178.329° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
102

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 3093 days ago · 618 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.5261 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3092 days ago · 503 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3090 days ago · 546 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3089 days ago · 518 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.1266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3083 days ago · 402 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.3241 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3083 days ago · 527 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3082 days ago · 578 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3081 days ago · 580 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.0270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3080 days ago · 441 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.5261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3076 days ago · 490 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3072 days ago · 556 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3069 days ago · 464 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 3065 days ago · 575 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3064 days ago · 617 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.3280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3062 days ago · 516 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 3062 days ago · 524 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3061 days ago · 526 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3058 days ago · 537 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 538 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 525 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.3292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3052 days ago · 497 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.5268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3052 days ago · 482 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 5.4Fiji region · 3051 days ago · 473 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 3046 days ago · 577 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3104 days ago · 514 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3104 days ago · 573 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3105 days ago · 456 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3111 days ago · 523 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3115 days ago · 559 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3118 days ago · 566 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3120 days ago · 530 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 5.7Fiji region · 3127 days ago · 540 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.4279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3130 days ago · 521 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3131 days ago · 566 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3131 days ago · 609 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3131 days ago · 531 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ddh5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.