Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Sep 7, 2021, 3:57 PM GMT+13 (02:57 UTC), 560 km (348 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-09-07 02:57:14 UTC
Depth
559.7 km (347.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.786° S, 178.793° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 586 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 605 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1844 days ago · 578 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1841 days ago · 575 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1832 days ago · 538 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1831 days ago · 555 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 604 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1825 days ago · 599 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1814 days ago · 419 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 589 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1809 days ago · 582 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1803 days ago · 586 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1855 days ago · 576 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1856 days ago · 584 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1858 days ago · 600 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1858 days ago · 590 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1866 days ago · 617 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 1869 days ago · 577 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fb3g. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.