Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 4, 2016, 5:44 PM GMT+13 (04:44 UTC), 607 km (377 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-04 04:44:03 UTC
Depth
606.9 km (377.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.194° S, 178.404° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 15.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 3919 days ago · 575 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3918 days ago · 560 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3916 days ago · 569 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 586 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 3912 days ago · 555 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3912 days ago · 512 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3910 days ago · 534 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3909 days ago · 473 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3904 days ago · 582 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.4268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3903 days ago · 550 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 5.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3903 days ago · 504 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3903 days ago · 494 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3900 days ago · 664 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3899 days ago · 587 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3896 days ago · 598 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3896 days ago · 598 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 3892 days ago · 605 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 498 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 535 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 3886 days ago · 587 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3886 days ago · 528 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 3876 days ago · 533 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3876 days ago · 528 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 3873 days ago · 557 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3870 days ago · 518 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 4.5Fiji region · 3866 days ago · 586 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 3928 days ago · 643 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 555 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3934 days ago · 493 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3935 days ago · 519 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3940 days ago · 464 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3944 days ago · 589 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3944 days ago · 611 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3947 days ago · 578 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3954 days ago · 606 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3955 days ago · 521 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004dzt. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.