Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 4, 2016, 7:32 AM GMT-12 (19:32 UTC), 589 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-04 19:32:36 UTC
Depth
589.1 km (366.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.535° S, 179.108° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
114

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 566 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3739 days ago · 580 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 544 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 3727 days ago · 557 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 578 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3715 days ago · 553 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3709 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3701 days ago · 599 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3698 days ago · 622 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3695 days ago · 625 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3686 days ago · 604 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3686 days ago · 630 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3746 days ago · 551 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3748 days ago · 544 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 595 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3755 days ago · 474 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 597 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 5.1Fiji region · 3760 days ago · 561 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 583 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005zwd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.