Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 21, 2016, 12:11 AM GMT+13 (11:11 UTC), 612 km (380 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 Fiji region. 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 11:11:42 UTC
Depth
611.8 km (380.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.256° S, 179.015° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.8Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 583 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 5.2Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 582 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3871 days ago · 538 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 586 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 608 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.8Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 617 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 611 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3847 days ago · 563 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3845 days ago · 574 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3837 days ago · 592 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 3831 days ago · 590 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3828 days ago · 576 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 3826 days ago · 594 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3824 days ago · 600 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 3818 days ago · 606 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3880 days ago · 458 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3882 days ago · 597 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 585 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3899 days ago · 664 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3903 days ago · 582 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004s3t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.