Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Apr 30, 2016, 9:17 AM GMT+12 (21:17 UTC), 585 km (363 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 241 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-29 21:17:20 UTC
Depth
584.9 km (363.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.409° S, 177.833° 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 16.7 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3807 days ago · 487 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3804 days ago · 473 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 604 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.3229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3796 days ago · 597 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3793 days ago · 604 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 470 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 563 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3790 days ago · 523 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 525 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.4256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3779 days ago · 622 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 634 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3775 days ago · 594 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3768 days ago · 601 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.8241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 579 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.6255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 585 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3763 days ago · 531 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 585 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3762 days ago · 622 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 611 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 510 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 641 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 4.0236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3753 days ago · 612 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3748 days ago · 433 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3810 days ago · 571 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3811 days ago · 583 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 5.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 592 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.6245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 517 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 579 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3817 days ago · 632 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3819 days ago · 591 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3824 days ago · 590 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 3826 days ago · 399 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.1256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3831 days ago · 556 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3832 days ago · 497 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.0249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3834 days ago · 549 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005ec5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.