Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, Fiji, on Saturday, Apr 3, 2021 at 4:50 am (GMT +13) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.0 quake South Pacific Ocean, Fiji, Apr 1, 2021 3:11 am (GMT -12), which had occurred 1 day 1 hours earlier.


Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 624 km depth
2 Apr 16:32 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 42 minutes.
2 Apr 16:38: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 511.0 to 624.0 km (from 318 to 388 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 177 km (110 mi) towards W.
2 Apr 16:38: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 511.0 to 624.0 km (from 318 to 388 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 177 km (110 mi) towards W.
Earthquake details
Date & time | Apr 2, 2021 15:50:20 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Apr 3, 2021 at 4:50 am (GMT +13) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 4.6 |
Depth | 624.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 21.66°S / 179.36°W ![]() |
Antipode | 21.66°N / 0.64°E |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
Nearby towns and cities | |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.6 | 624 km | Fiji Islands Region | GFZ |
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