Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 9, 2019, 10:39 AM GMT+12 (22:39 UTC), 591 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 275 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2019-09-08 22:39:53 UTC
Depth
590.7 km (367.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.170° S, 177.388° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 20.9 km horizontally, 14.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2568 days ago · 562 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2565 days ago · 367 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.0252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2560 days ago · 631 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2559 days ago · 554 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2557 days ago · 562 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2556 days ago · 593 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.7298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2555 days ago · 572 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2554 days ago · 585 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2550 days ago · 405 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2544 days ago · 582 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 5.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2542 days ago · 621 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2542 days ago · 631 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2536 days ago · 534 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2536 days ago · 564 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2536 days ago · 621 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2534 days ago · 571 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2533 days ago · 521 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.5270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2533 days ago · 523 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2526 days ago · 614 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2523 days ago · 542 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2523 days ago · 596 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2582 days ago · 522 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2583 days ago · 553 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 2586 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2593 days ago · 592 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.2279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2595 days ago · 591 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2596 days ago · 410 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2598 days ago · 552 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2601 days ago · 600 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2605 days ago · 608 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 2605 days ago · 541 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2605 days ago · 570 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2609 days ago · 550 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2610 days ago · 609 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005h4v. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.