Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Nov 14, 2022, 10:35 AM GMT+13 (21:35 UTC), 575 km (358 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
2022-11-13 21:35:28 UTC
Depth
575.5 km (357.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.148° S, 178.097° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 1418 days ago · 568 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1417 days ago · 521 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1416 days ago · 470 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1415 days ago · 582 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1411 days ago · 478 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1409 days ago · 580 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1406 days ago · 538 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1404 days ago · 537 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1404 days ago · 567 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1403 days ago · 585 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1402 days ago · 492 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1401 days ago · 571 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1400 days ago · 558 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1397 days ago · 430 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.1252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1396 days ago · 457 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 603 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 522 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 575 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1386 days ago · 414 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 1386 days ago · 563 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 4.4289 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 1386 days ago · 654 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1382 days ago · 520 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1382 days ago · 493 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 1379 days ago · 532 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 4.3254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1378 days ago · 505 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 1378 days ago · 558 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 529 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 4.8Fiji region · 1371 days ago · 582 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.6Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 572 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1368 days ago · 545 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 4.5Fiji region · 1365 days ago · 575 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 4.4Fiji region · 1362 days ago · 594 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 4.2Fiji region · 1361 days ago · 525 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 4.3252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 492 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 593 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 576 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 568 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 567 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 567 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 560 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 5.1Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 569 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 568 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 581 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 7.0Fiji region · 1420 days ago · 579 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  11. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1422 days ago · 496 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1423 days ago · 492 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1423 days ago · 559 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1426 days ago · 494 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 1431 days ago · 502 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.0295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 519 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1431 days ago · 518 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.9291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1435 days ago · 537 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.5287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1436 days ago · 512 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 1437 days ago · 548 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ipif. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.