Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 6:26 PM GMT+13 (05:26 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-08-17 05:26:35 UTC
Depth
599.5 km (372.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.925° S, 178.590° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
89

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2592 days ago · 608 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2592 days ago · 517 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 6.6Fiji region · 2582 days ago · 591 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 2582 days ago · 600 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2582 days ago · 566 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.4290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2581 days ago · 505 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2580 days ago · 611 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 2579 days ago · 593 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2573 days ago · 464 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2572 days ago · 549 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2565 days ago · 520 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2560 days ago · 571 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 5.3Fiji region · 2560 days ago · 523 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.8Fiji region · 2559 days ago · 590 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2547 days ago · 628 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2547 days ago · 533 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2547 days ago · 574 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 2543 days ago · 593 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 2543 days ago · 594 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2542 days ago · 508 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 2541 days ago · 632 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 541 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 2540 days ago · 607 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2599 days ago · 426 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2603 days ago · 541 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2613 days ago · 553 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2613 days ago · 413 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2614 days ago · 626 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 5.2Fiji region · 2616 days ago · 607 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2621 days ago · 514 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600056cf. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.