Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 10:20 AM GMT+13 (21:20 UTC), 417 km (259 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-08-20 21:20:52 UTC
Depth
417.4 km (259.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.169° S, 177.426° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1862 days ago · 537 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1858 days ago · 512 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.0299 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 1855 days ago · 424 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1853 days ago · 349 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.2279 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1851 days ago · 563 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1847 days ago · 563 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 567 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 595 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.2257 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1837 days ago · 500 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.2285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1834 days ago · 473 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.4291 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1829 days ago · 574 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 500 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1824 days ago · 467 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1821 days ago · 578 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.3280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1815 days ago · 372 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1813 days ago · 619 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1810 days ago · 395 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1806 days ago · 437 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1881 days ago · 609 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1890 days ago · 593 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1890 days ago · 497 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1891 days ago · 381 km deep · 46 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f6b8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.