Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 5:39 AM GMT+12 (17:39 UTC), 577 km (358 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-03-31 17:39:48 UTC
Depth
576.5 km (358.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.347° S, 177.572° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
131

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2006 days ago · 568 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2003 days ago · 627 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2002 days ago · 559 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2000 days ago · 622 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2000 days ago · 553 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1998 days ago · 590 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1996 days ago · 517 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1996 days ago · 611 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1995 days ago · 587 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.6280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1994 days ago · 536 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1993 days ago · 601 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1992 days ago · 606 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.4250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1987 days ago · 588 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1982 days ago · 593 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 1978 days ago · 541 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1975 days ago · 598 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 1975 days ago · 615 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1971 days ago · 571 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 6.1Fiji region · 1970 days ago · 384 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1968 days ago · 537 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 1960 days ago · 561 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1957 days ago · 372 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 1957 days ago · 628 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1956 days ago · 633 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 4.3297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1953 days ago · 562 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 5.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1948 days ago · 521 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.4282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2007 days ago · 552 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.3285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2008 days ago · 572 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2008 days ago · 534 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2009 days ago · 614 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2009 days ago · 628 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2012 days ago · 634 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.5290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2013 days ago · 576 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.2286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2014 days ago · 596 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.4271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2016 days ago · 559 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.5271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2016 days ago · 557 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.4248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2017 days ago · 583 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.1282 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2017 days ago · 452 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2022 days ago · 578 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2023 days ago · 548 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.6282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2026 days ago · 524 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2031 days ago · 521 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2033 days ago · 557 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2036 days ago · 603 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dy06. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.