Fiji earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 7, 2016, 12:50 PM GMT-12 (00:50 UTC), 617 km (384 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-08 00:50:44 UTC
Depth
617.5 km (383.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.605° S, 179.250° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 19.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3848 days ago · 563 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3845 days ago · 574 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3837 days ago · 592 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3832 days ago · 590 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3830 days ago · 569 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 3826 days ago · 594 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3825 days ago · 600 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 3818 days ago · 606 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3812 days ago · 567 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3811 days ago · 582 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 5.3Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 608 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 3865 days ago · 572 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 538 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 5.2Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 582 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 5.8Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 583 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 612 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3883 days ago · 597 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004wrq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.