Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Apr 2, 2021, 3:50 AM GMT-12 (15:50 UTC), 606 km (376 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-04-02 15:50:20 UTC
Depth
605.7 km (376.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.775° S, 179.321° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
45

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2003 days ago · 619 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 1999 days ago · 568 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 5.4Fiji region · 1991 days ago · 578 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1989 days ago · 579 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1985 days ago · 585 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1982 days ago · 548 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1980 days ago · 591 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1978 days ago · 596 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1978 days ago · 612 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1976 days ago · 564 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1966 days ago · 560 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1963 days ago · 629 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1956 days ago · 601 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 566 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 620 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1948 days ago · 599 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 6.0Fiji region · 2006 days ago · 595 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2021 days ago · 598 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 2022 days ago · 586 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2034 days ago · 588 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dyjv. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.