Signal · Earthquake · 28 Oct, 12:58 UTC
M4.6 earthquake: south of the Fiji Islands
M4.6
mb magnitude
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands at 12:58 UTC on 28 Oct 2026, according to the USGS. 22 other earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and above hit within 500 km in the last 30 days; the strongest was M6.1, Fiji region, on 5 Nov 2026. The nearest city OrbitalSpace tracks is Nuku‘alofa, Tonga, 389 km away.
Event
- Origin time
- 12:58 UTC
- 28 Oct 2026
- Coordinates
- 24.20° S, 177.04° W
- Depth
- Significance
- Felt reports
- PAGER alert
- Review status
- Network
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Nearest tracked city
Within 500 km, last 30 days
22 other quakes nearby, the strongest M6.1.
- M5.0south of the Fiji Islands9 Nov · 40 km40 km · 9 Nov, 23:45 UTC
- M4.6south of the Fiji Islands9 Nov · 303 km303 km · 9 Nov, 19:09 UTC
- M4.9south of the Fiji Islands9 Nov · 110 km110 km · 9 Nov, 02:21 UTC
- M5.1south of the Fiji Islands9 Nov · 386 km386 km · 9 Nov, 00:46 UTC
- M4.5Fiji region7 Nov · 411 km411 km · 7 Nov, 15:05 UTC
- M4.6south of the Fiji Islands5 Nov · 316 km316 km · 5 Nov, 22:34 UTC
- M6.1Fiji region5 Nov · 375 km375 km · 5 Nov, 17:21 UTC
- M4.6south of the Fiji Islands4 Nov · 332 km332 km · 4 Nov, 21:24 UTC
- M4.7south of the Fiji Islands2 Nov · 368 km368 km · 2 Nov, 14:05 UTC
- M4.7Kermadec Islands region1 Nov · 354 km354 km · 1 Nov, 21:26 UTC
- M4.8south of the Fiji Islands27 Oct · 289 km289 km · 27 Oct, 15:31 UTC
- M4.5south of the Fiji Islands25 Oct · 311 km311 km · 25 Oct, 13:54 UTC
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- M4.7165 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga22 Oct · 220 km220 km · 22 Oct, 16:51 UTC
- M4.9south of the Fiji Islands20 Oct · 370 km370 km · 20 Oct, 23:24 UTC
- M4.8south of the Fiji Islands20 Oct · 3 km3 km · 20 Oct, 16:29 UTC
- M4.6south of the Fiji Islands19 Oct · 325 km325 km · 19 Oct, 16:13 UTC
- M5.179 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga18 Oct · 445 km445 km · 18 Oct, 19:32 UTC
- M4.5south of the Fiji Islands16 Oct · 281 km281 km · 16 Oct, 21:26 UTC
- M5.9Fiji region14 Oct · 400 km400 km · 14 Oct, 10:49 UTC
- M4.5south of the Fiji Islands12 Oct · 317 km317 km · 12 Oct, 05:15 UTC
- M4.6268 km WNW of Houma, Tonga11 Oct · 433 km433 km · 11 Oct, 10:05 UTC
- M4.5south of the Fiji Islands11 Oct · 309 km309 km · 11 Oct, 07:28 UTC
Magnitude 4.5 and above from the USGS monthly feed.