Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Feb 11, 2020, 4:49 AM GMT+12 (16:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2020-02-10 16:49:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.286° S, 177.530° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2419 days ago · 300 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2415 days ago · 391 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2415 days ago · 533 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2415 days ago · 601 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2398 days ago · 550 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 2397 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.1258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2395 days ago · 568 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2387 days ago · 541 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.1260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2374 days ago · 570 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2369 days ago · 602 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 5.1240 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 2427 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 5.2Fiji region · 2427 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 5.2Fiji region · 2427 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 2427 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.0267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2430 days ago · 607 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.3247 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2441 days ago · 588 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 2451 days ago · 254 km deep · 54 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70007rxh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.