Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Dec 17, 2022, 1:07 AM GMT+13 (12:07 UTC), 563 km (350 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-16 12:07:20 UTC
Depth
562.6 km (349.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.780° S, 178.459° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4289 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 1386 days ago · 654 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 1384 days ago · 584 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1382 days ago · 520 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1379 days ago · 532 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1379 days ago · 381 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1377 days ago · 558 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 529 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 572 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1368 days ago · 545 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1364 days ago · 609 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1362 days ago · 594 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.2265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1360 days ago · 506 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 621 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 515 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 477 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 616 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1350 days ago · 507 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 610 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.4261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1347 days ago · 384 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1345 days ago · 556 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1342 days ago · 557 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1341 days ago · 547 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 4.0Fiji region · 1339 days ago · 567 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 624 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 4.8Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 613 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1387 days ago · 616 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 507 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 575 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 610 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1394 days ago · 522 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 569 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.1252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1396 days ago · 457 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1399 days ago · 558 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1401 days ago · 571 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 5.0Fiji region · 1402 days ago · 605 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1403 days ago · 585 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1404 days ago · 567 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1404 days ago · 537 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 1406 days ago · 538 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1409 days ago · 580 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1411 days ago · 478 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1415 days ago · 582 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1416 days ago · 470 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j9ps. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.