Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 3, 2019, 1:37 PM GMT+13 (00:37 UTC), 608 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-05-03 00:37:35 UTC
Depth
608.0 km (377.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.797° S, 178.680° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 12.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
22

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 2701 days ago · 567 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2696 days ago · 500 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2693 days ago · 571 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2692 days ago · 604 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2691 days ago · 597 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2689 days ago · 580 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.4276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2687 days ago · 514 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 2683 days ago · 581 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2678 days ago · 603 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2673 days ago · 468 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2669 days ago · 616 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2666 days ago · 549 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2665 days ago · 559 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2661 days ago · 505 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 5.1Fiji region · 2659 days ago · 623 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 2656 days ago · 464 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2655 days ago · 542 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2655 days ago · 571 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.8Fiji region · 2654 days ago · 634 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 2652 days ago · 564 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 4.8Fiji region · 2652 days ago · 528 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 2648 days ago · 584 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 2648 days ago · 555 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.1274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2709 days ago · 510 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2713 days ago · 536 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2715 days ago · 471 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 5.0275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2715 days ago · 442 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.3286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2716 days ago · 459 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 2720 days ago · 617 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2725 days ago · 573 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2725 days ago · 577 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2731 days ago · 549 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2734 days ago · 542 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2735 days ago · 580 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2736 days ago · 493 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003kee. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.