Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, May 11, 2016, 3:55 AM GMT+13 (14:55 UTC), 564 km (350 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
2016-05-10 14:55:43 UTC
Depth
563.7 km (350.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.298° S, 178.322° 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 16.1 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3795 days ago · 540 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.2281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3791 days ago · 452 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3788 days ago · 562 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3786 days ago · 501 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 621 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3782 days ago · 578 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 6.4Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 567 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 509 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3778 days ago · 509 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 3777 days ago · 588 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.4245 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 456 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.3290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 473 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.6270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3772 days ago · 470 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.9264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 520 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 583 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 516 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3761 days ago · 590 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 5.1Fiji region · 3760 days ago · 561 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.7Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 597 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 595 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 3747 days ago · 544 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 363 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 495 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 584 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 566 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 594 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3804 days ago · 525 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3808 days ago · 611 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3811 days ago · 582 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 448 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 604 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 522 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 600 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 412 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3820 days ago · 524 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3825 days ago · 559 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005i92. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC.