Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 17, 2016, 3:49 AM GMT+13 (14:49 UTC), 523 km (325 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
2016-05-16 14:49:33 UTC
Depth
522.6 km (324.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.657° S, 177.749° 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 19.3 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
19

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 366 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3786 days ago · 570 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 525 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.4256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3779 days ago · 622 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 634 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 560 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3775 days ago · 594 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.8241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 579 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.6255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 585 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3763 days ago · 531 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 585 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3762 days ago · 622 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 611 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 510 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 641 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.2294 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3750 days ago · 588 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.2267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 540 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 481 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3744 days ago · 589 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3739 days ago · 568 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 3734 days ago · 568 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 555 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 563 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 470 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 604 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3801 days ago · 558 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3804 days ago · 473 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3807 days ago · 487 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3807 days ago · 585 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.6297 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3810 days ago · 349 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 579 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 514 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 5.4296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3817 days ago · 342 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3819 days ago · 591 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005jkn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.