Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 2, 2023, 6:34 PM GMT+13 (05:34 UTC), 598 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2023-10-02 05:34:19 UTC
Depth
598.3 km (371.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.812° S, 178.725° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
118

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1095 days ago · 629 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.2297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1091 days ago · 564 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1084 days ago · 608 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1078 days ago · 556 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 595 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1074 days ago · 533 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.7272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1073 days ago · 518 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1067 days ago · 584 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.4272 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1063 days ago · 378 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1063 days ago · 552 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1058 days ago · 506 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1058 days ago · 597 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 1055 days ago · 561 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1053 days ago · 608 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.9Fiji region · 1051 days ago · 590 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1051 days ago · 594 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.1278 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1042 days ago · 460 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 1039 days ago · 544 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.3298 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1097 days ago · 380 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1098 days ago · 538 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.3297 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1099 days ago · 623 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1108 days ago · 542 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1112 days ago · 600 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1114 days ago · 511 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1115 days ago · 552 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 1117 days ago · 524 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1119 days ago · 561 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1120 days ago · 525 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1120 days ago · 561 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1121 days ago · 527 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1122 days ago · 568 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1123 days ago · 602 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lc75. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.