Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 7:19 AM GMT+13 (18:19 UTC), 502 km (312 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2026-09-09 18:19:02 UTC
Depth
502.1 km (312.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.676° S, 178.138° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 14.6 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 since this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1256 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 16 days ago · 423 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.5280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 13 days ago · 513 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 5 days ago · 573 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.3248 km W of Houma, Tonga · 44 hr ago · 434 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 31 days ago · 629 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 33 days ago · 536 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.3255 km W of Houma, Tonga · 34 days ago · 391 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 36 days ago · 532 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.9265 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 37 days ago · 519 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 37 days ago · 621 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 46 days ago · 506 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.5280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 46 days ago · 408 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.5276 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 49 days ago · 543 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 52 days ago · 559 km deep · 46 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tg4e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.