Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Sep 27, 2025, 3:31 PM GMT+13 (02:31 UTC), 615 km (382 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. 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
2025-09-27 02:31:37 UTC
Depth
614.6 km (381.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.594° S, 178.669° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 365 days ago · 591 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 364 days ago · 655 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.2264 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 363 days ago · 467 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 359 days ago · 600 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.9Fiji region · 354 days ago · 482 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.4276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 352 days ago · 524 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.2277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 349 days ago · 487 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 346 days ago · 638 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.4297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 346 days ago · 532 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.4277 km W of Houma, Tonga · 345 days ago · 475 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.7293 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 343 days ago · 530 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.1296 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 337 days ago · 623 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 336 days ago · 551 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 329 days ago · 587 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 328 days ago · 540 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 326 days ago · 520 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 325 days ago · 607 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 322 days ago · 526 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 319 days ago · 599 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 318 days ago · 589 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 375 days ago · 474 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.3285 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 376 days ago · 521 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.2259 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 379 days ago · 534 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.0297 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 386 days ago · 517 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 390 days ago · 591 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 392 days ago · 576 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 393 days ago · 613 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.4277 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 394 days ago · 550 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.7274 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 395 days ago · 532 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 396 days ago · 554 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 396 days ago · 548 km deep · 30 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rd9w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.