Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 10:01 PM GMT-12 (10:01 UTC), 606 km (377 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-19 10:01:51 UTC
Depth
606.0 km (376.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.422° S, 179.222° 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 16.9 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
44

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3812 days ago · 567 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3811 days ago · 582 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 594 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 590 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 600 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3789 days ago · 569 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3786 days ago · 560 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 621 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 627 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3783 days ago · 578 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 6.4Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 567 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 620 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3776 days ago · 551 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 583 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 5.1Fiji region · 3760 days ago · 561 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3825 days ago · 600 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3826 days ago · 594 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3830 days ago · 569 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3832 days ago · 590 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3837 days ago · 592 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3845 days ago · 574 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3848 days ago · 563 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005dqd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.