Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, May 4, 2022, 2:32 PM GMT+13 (01:32 UTC), 598 km (371 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2022-05-04 01:32:41 UTC
Depth
597.6 km (371.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.442° S, 178.744° 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, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
108

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1605 days ago · 593 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1598 days ago · 564 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.2277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1595 days ago · 534 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1594 days ago · 529 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1589 days ago · 565 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1583 days ago · 581 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1580 days ago · 555 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1578 days ago · 535 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1573 days ago · 554 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1565 days ago · 536 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 1565 days ago · 558 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1558 days ago · 530 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1554 days ago · 624 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1611 days ago · 588 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1612 days ago · 478 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1614 days ago · 569 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.2297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1616 days ago · 549 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1616 days ago · 525 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1619 days ago · 552 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.3283 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1625 days ago · 456 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1628 days ago · 573 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1630 days ago · 432 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.3293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1632 days ago · 537 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 1635 days ago · 558 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1638 days ago · 543 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000h6wp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.