Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 14, 2019, 9:02 AM GMT+13 (20:02 UTC), 607 km (377 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), light
Local time
UTC
2019-10-13 20:02:43 UTC
Depth
606.5 km (376.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.550° S, 178.828° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
56

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3Fiji region · 2535 days ago · 610 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2526 days ago · 610 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2522 days ago · 571 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2521 days ago · 492 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2519 days ago · 518 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2518 days ago · 553 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2518 days ago · 592 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2511 days ago · 592 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2511 days ago · 650 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2509 days ago · 587 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2502 days ago · 468 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2499 days ago · 561 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2491 days ago · 602 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2490 days ago · 535 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2487 days ago · 518 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2544 days ago · 632 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2545 days ago · 508 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 594 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 593 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2549 days ago · 574 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2550 days ago · 533 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2550 days ago · 628 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 2562 days ago · 590 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 5.3Fiji region · 2563 days ago · 523 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2568 days ago · 520 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005tx5. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.