Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jan 3, 2023, 2:18 AM GMT+13 (13:18 UTC), 572 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 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
2023-01-02 13:18:34 UTC
Depth
572.3 km (355.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.498° S, 178.454° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
95

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1368 days ago · 545 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1365 days ago · 609 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1365 days ago · 575 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1362 days ago · 594 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1361 days ago · 525 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.2265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1361 days ago · 506 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 621 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.2272 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 1359 days ago · 654 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 515 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 477 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 507 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1349 days ago · 610 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.4261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1347 days ago · 384 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1346 days ago · 487 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.3290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1346 days ago · 556 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1343 days ago · 557 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1341 days ago · 547 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1339 days ago · 561 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 1339 days ago · 567 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 624 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 4.8Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 613 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 4.4260 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1327 days ago · 498 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 4.9Fiji region · 1326 days ago · 552 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 4.2273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1326 days ago · 407 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 4.6255 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1318 days ago · 525 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 1318 days ago · 534 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 1316 days ago · 488 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 4.4298 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1316 days ago · 527 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 4.6Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 537 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 5.6Fiji region · 1313 days ago · 550 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 4.1Fiji region · 1312 days ago · 567 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 4.0244 km W of Houma, Tonga · 1311 days ago · 391 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 1371 days ago · 582 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 529 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1378 days ago · 558 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.3254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 1378 days ago · 505 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.1275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1379 days ago · 381 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1380 days ago · 532 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1382 days ago · 520 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 1384 days ago · 584 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.4289 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 1386 days ago · 654 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 1386 days ago · 563 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1386 days ago · 414 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1387 days ago · 616 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 507 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 575 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 5.0Fiji region · 1391 days ago · 610 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 522 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 603 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.1252 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1396 days ago · 457 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j1m2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.