Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Apr 25, 2022, 2:25 AM GMT-12 (14:25 UTC), 591 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-25 14:25:21 UTC
Depth
590.9 km (367.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.643° S, 179.259° 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, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
49

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1615 days ago · 569 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 1603 days ago · 552 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1602 days ago · 565 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1596 days ago · 591 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 1593 days ago · 598 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1591 days ago · 590 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1590 days ago · 591 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1582 days ago · 593 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1579 days ago · 535 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1575 days ago · 587 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1571 days ago · 588 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1564 days ago · 596 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1563 days ago · 589 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1620 days ago · 577 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1621 days ago · 552 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1632 days ago · 575 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1637 days ago · 603 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1644 days ago · 578 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 1645 days ago · 574 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 1647 days ago · 600 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1649 days ago · 577 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000hg85. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.