Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 3, 2016, 10:59 PM GMT+13 (09:59 UTC), 586 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-03 09:59:25 UTC
Depth
586.5 km (364.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.910° S, 178.435° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.9 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 608 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 586 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 595 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 507 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 543 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 611 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3847 days ago · 563 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3831 days ago · 590 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 3830 days ago · 636 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 501 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3828 days ago · 467 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3828 days ago · 576 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 3826 days ago · 594 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3825 days ago · 559 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3824 days ago · 600 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.3246 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3824 days ago · 482 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 3818 days ago · 606 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 600 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 604 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 3811 days ago · 582 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 3808 days ago · 611 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3871 days ago · 538 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 528 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 612 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3880 days ago · 458 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3884 days ago · 403 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 528 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3889 days ago · 535 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 605 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004uan. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.