Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 2:51 AM GMT+13 (13:51 UTC), 541 km (336 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 257 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-08-16 13:51:03 UTC
Depth
541.1 km (336.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.828° S, 177.881° 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 14.4 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2596 days ago · 600 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2593 days ago · 552 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.2279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2591 days ago · 591 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2588 days ago · 592 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2578 days ago · 553 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2577 days ago · 591 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.7257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2563 days ago · 562 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2561 days ago · 539 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2560 days ago · 367 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2560 days ago · 560 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.0252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2555 days ago · 631 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2553 days ago · 562 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.7298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2551 days ago · 572 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2549 days ago · 585 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2545 days ago · 405 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2601 days ago · 570 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2602 days ago · 591 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2606 days ago · 609 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2609 days ago · 625 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2614 days ago · 556 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.2296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2617 days ago · 573 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2618 days ago · 523 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.1277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2619 days ago · 590 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2621 days ago · 601 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.3293 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2623 days ago · 564 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2624 days ago · 590 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.2298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2624 days ago · 598 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2629 days ago · 498 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700058ec. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.