Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 4:15 AM GMT+13 (15:15 UTC), 514 km (320 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 239 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-11 15:15:27 UTC
Depth
514.4 km (319.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.625° S, 178.835° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.2 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
181

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3914 days ago · 601 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.5181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3913 days ago · 555 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3912 days ago · 557 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.2199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3908 days ago · 558 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.3210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3907 days ago · 596 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3902 days ago · 542 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3901 days ago · 564 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.2190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3898 days ago · 554 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.8292 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3898 days ago · 412 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3897 days ago · 586 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.4223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3896 days ago · 572 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3895 days ago · 560 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3892 days ago · 568 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3890 days ago · 620 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.0241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 629 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 602 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.4186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3883 days ago · 585 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3883 days ago · 562 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3880 days ago · 622 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3874 days ago · 560 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3872 days ago · 610 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3871 days ago · 597 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 595 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 5.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 557 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3866 days ago · 536 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3865 days ago · 597 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3862 days ago · 637 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 4.1204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3861 days ago · 552 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 4.0Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 607 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 4.6246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 615 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 4.5Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 614 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3857 days ago · 550 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.4213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3919 days ago · 557 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3919 days ago · 572 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.0234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3924 days ago · 551 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.6223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3926 days ago · 569 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.8202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3927 days ago · 549 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.5209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3929 days ago · 608 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3930 days ago · 451 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.8237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3935 days ago · 567 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3937 days ago · 564 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 5.1192 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3941 days ago · 530 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.5232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3941 days ago · 585 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 583 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 568 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004diq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.