Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 21, 2016, 10:34 AM GMT+13 (21:34 UTC), 565 km (351 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-20 21:34:05 UTC
Depth
564.5 km (350.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.188° S, 177.475° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
120

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1229 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3875 days ago · 478 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 539 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 342 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3869 days ago · 447 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.1286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3865 days ago · 456 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 602 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.4271 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3863 days ago · 551 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.9271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 560 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 388 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3853 days ago · 494 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3849 days ago · 569 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 561 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 502 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3838 days ago · 565 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 3827 days ago · 399 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3820 days ago · 591 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 5.4296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3817 days ago · 342 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3879 days ago · 612 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 3888 days ago · 649 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 618 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3898 days ago · 587 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3900 days ago · 391 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004rfl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:50 AM UTC.