Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 1:48 AM GMT+13 (12:48 UTC), 555 km (345 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
2016-01-17 12:48:38 UTC
Depth
555.3 km (345.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.912° S, 178.456° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 512 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3910 days ago · 584 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3909 days ago · 534 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3908 days ago · 473 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3904 days ago · 582 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 494 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3899 days ago · 664 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 585 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 605 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 535 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 528 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 403 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3880 days ago · 458 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 612 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 528 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 538 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 586 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 5.3Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 608 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 586 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 595 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3862 days ago · 507 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 543 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 611 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3914 days ago · 586 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 569 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3916 days ago · 637 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3917 days ago · 560 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 3918 days ago · 575 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 3925 days ago · 607 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 5.0Fiji region · 3927 days ago · 643 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 3932 days ago · 555 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 493 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 519 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3936 days ago · 438 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004gbn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.