Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Feb 23, 2016, 5:24 AM GMT+13 (16:24 UTC), 528 km (328 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-22 16:24:17 UTC
Depth
528.0 km (328.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.318° S, 177.961° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 539 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 342 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3869 days ago · 518 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 586 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.0233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3865 days ago · 524 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 586 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 595 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3862 days ago · 507 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.9271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 560 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3856 days ago · 629 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 543 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 611 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 494 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3853 days ago · 491 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3847 days ago · 486 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.0255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 523 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 561 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 502 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.9Fiji region · 3830 days ago · 636 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 501 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 467 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 3828 days ago · 576 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 4.3263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3828 days ago · 527 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3826 days ago · 559 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 4.3246 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3824 days ago · 482 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 4.2225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 319 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 524 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 528 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 535 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 605 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3898 days ago · 587 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 494 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 5.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 504 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.4268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3903 days ago · 582 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004sme. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.