Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Feb 26, 2016, 4:52 AM GMT+13 (15:52 UTC), 557 km (346 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-25 15:52:16 UTC
Depth
556.5 km (345.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.290° S, 178.043° 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 21.4 km horizontally, 12.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 342 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3869 days ago · 518 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 586 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.0233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3864 days ago · 524 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 586 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 595 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 507 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.9271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 560 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3856 days ago · 629 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 543 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 611 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3853 days ago · 494 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3853 days ago · 491 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 486 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.5289 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 3846 days ago · 661 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 4.0255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 523 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 561 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3841 days ago · 502 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.9Fiji region · 3830 days ago · 636 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 501 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3828 days ago · 467 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 3828 days ago · 576 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 4.3263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3828 days ago · 527 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3825 days ago · 559 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 4.3246 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3824 days ago · 482 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 4.2225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 319 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 524 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3815 days ago · 412 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 4.0Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 514 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 4.4Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 600 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 522 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 4.3Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 604 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 448 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 539 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 528 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 528 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3889 days ago · 535 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 605 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3898 days ago · 587 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3899 days ago · 664 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3902 days ago · 494 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004tu9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.