Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jan 13, 2016, 6:37 AM GMT+13 (17:37 UTC), 637 km (396 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. 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
2016-01-12 17:37:32 UTC
Depth
637.3 km (396.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.000° S, 178.936° 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 21.0 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 569 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3914 days ago · 586 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 555 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 512 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3910 days ago · 584 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3909 days ago · 534 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3903 days ago · 582 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3899 days ago · 664 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 585 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 605 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3880 days ago · 458 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 612 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 538 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 586 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 5.3Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 608 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 586 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 3.8Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 617 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 3918 days ago · 575 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3919 days ago · 587 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3921 days ago · 611 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 3926 days ago · 643 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 3932 days ago · 555 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3936 days ago · 438 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3943 days ago · 589 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3943 days ago · 611 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004fdx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.