Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 3:50 AM GMT+13 (14:50 UTC), 591 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

Nuku‘alofa forecastMore in Fiji

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-17 14:50:58 UTC
Depth
591.3 km (367.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.605° S, 177.529° 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 8.2 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3817 days ago · 342 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 579 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.6297 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3810 days ago · 349 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3807 days ago · 585 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3807 days ago · 487 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3804 days ago · 473 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3801 days ago · 558 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 604 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 470 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 563 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3790 days ago · 523 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 366 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3786 days ago · 570 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 525 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 634 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 560 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3775 days ago · 594 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.6255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 585 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3763 days ago · 531 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 585 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3762 days ago · 622 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 611 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 3826 days ago · 399 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.1256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3831 days ago · 556 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3832 days ago · 497 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3838 days ago · 565 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3848 days ago · 569 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005bpr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.