Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 2, 2019, 6:18 AM GMT+13 (17:18 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-01 17:18:26 UTC
Depth
600.1 km (372.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.516° S, 178.436° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
98

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. 4.3Fiji region · 2588 days ago · 566 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.4290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2588 days ago · 505 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2586 days ago · 611 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 2586 days ago · 593 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2580 days ago · 464 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2579 days ago · 597 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2578 days ago · 549 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2572 days ago · 520 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 5.3Fiji region · 2566 days ago · 523 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 2565 days ago · 590 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2554 days ago · 628 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2554 days ago · 533 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2553 days ago · 574 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 2550 days ago · 593 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2550 days ago · 594 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 2549 days ago · 508 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2547 days ago · 632 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2547 days ago · 541 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 2547 days ago · 607 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 5.3Fiji region · 2539 days ago · 610 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2532 days ago · 515 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2531 days ago · 548 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 2529 days ago · 610 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 6.6Fiji region · 2589 days ago · 591 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  2. 4.5263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2594 days ago · 501 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2598 days ago · 517 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2602 days ago · 547 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2604 days ago · 600 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2608 days ago · 441 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2609 days ago · 541 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005azw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC.