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M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 7, 2023, 6:51 AM GMT-12 (18:51 UTC), 600 km (373 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
2023-01-07 18:51:38 UTC
Depth
599.9 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.619° S, 179.286° 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, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
117

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 621 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 1358 days ago · 515 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1358 days ago · 412 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1352 days ago · 616 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 507 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 608 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1342 days ago · 556 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 624 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1335 days ago · 572 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1335 days ago · 487 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 613 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 1332 days ago · 583 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1329 days ago · 584 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 1321 days ago · 585 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1318 days ago · 534 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1315 days ago · 589 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 529 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1312 days ago · 583 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 1311 days ago · 411 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1305 days ago · 574 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1365 days ago · 609 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1369 days ago · 557 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1377 days ago · 585 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1382 days ago · 562 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1387 days ago · 616 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 1390 days ago · 518 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1390 days ago · 507 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 5.0Fiji region · 1391 days ago · 610 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1393 days ago · 587 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 1393 days ago · 600 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000j2uk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.