Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 7:50 AM GMT-12 (19:50 UTC), 571 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 south of the Fiji Islands. 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
2020-12-16 19:50:25 UTC
Depth
570.9 km (354.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.964° S, 179.227° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
44

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 2108 days ago · 616 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2102 days ago · 593 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 2102 days ago · 553 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2099 days ago · 545 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 2084 days ago · 607 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2083 days ago · 579 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 2077 days ago · 586 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 2076 days ago · 545 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2119 days ago · 574 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2123 days ago · 578 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.0south of the Fiji Islands · 2125 days ago · 573 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 2126 days ago · 608 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2128 days ago · 582 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2145 days ago · 612 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2146 days ago · 594 km deep · 26 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000crnm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC.