Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 3:08 PM GMT+13 (02:08 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2019-10-31 02:08:40 UTC
Depth
610.1 km (379.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.932° S, 178.912° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
111

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2525 days ago · 518 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2524 days ago · 553 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2524 days ago · 592 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2517 days ago · 592 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2517 days ago · 650 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2507 days ago · 468 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2505 days ago · 563 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2505 days ago · 561 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2497 days ago · 602 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2496 days ago · 609 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2492 days ago · 518 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2481 days ago · 619 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2480 days ago · 554 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2479 days ago · 569 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 2478 days ago · 602 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2535 days ago · 559 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 2536 days ago · 610 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 5.3Fiji region · 2541 days ago · 610 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 2549 days ago · 607 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2549 days ago · 632 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2551 days ago · 508 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2551 days ago · 594 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 2552 days ago · 593 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2555 days ago · 574 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2556 days ago · 533 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2556 days ago · 628 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700061en. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.