Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 6:50 AM GMT+13 (17:50 UTC), 567 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-03-05 17:50:53 UTC
Depth
567.1 km (352.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.744° S, 178.487° 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, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
93

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2031 days ago · 476 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.2283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2030 days ago · 529 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2029 days ago · 598 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2021 days ago · 555 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2021 days ago · 541 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2016 days ago · 487 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2016 days ago · 549 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.1289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2015 days ago · 537 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2010 days ago · 574 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2002 days ago · 619 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2001 days ago · 592 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1999 days ago · 531 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.3265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1996 days ago · 505 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.6265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1996 days ago · 436 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1995 days ago · 561 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1991 days ago · 555 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1990 days ago · 582 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1987 days ago · 510 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 5.1270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1984 days ago · 495 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1981 days ago · 548 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 1980 days ago · 490 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1978 days ago · 534 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 1978 days ago · 568 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1975 days ago · 484 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 4.6Fiji region · 1974 days ago · 566 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2034 days ago · 588 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2034 days ago · 551 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2035 days ago · 547 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 5.4Fiji region · 2035 days ago · 548 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2043 days ago · 576 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2045 days ago · 582 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2046 days ago · 585 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2057 days ago · 501 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2058 days ago · 520 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 2058 days ago · 619 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2061 days ago · 332 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2062 days ago · 408 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000diik. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.