Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 7, 2016, 3:43 AM GMT+13 (14:43 UTC), 556 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 Fiji region. 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
2016-08-06 14:43:33 UTC
Depth
556.0 km (345.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.116° S, 177.664° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 550 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.3251 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3697 days ago · 343 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 587 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3693 days ago · 573 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 513 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 625 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3686 days ago · 342 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3684 days ago · 579 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.3298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 592 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3683 days ago · 551 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 576 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 3672 days ago · 539 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 3667 days ago · 629 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 3665 days ago · 564 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 6.9Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 608 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 593 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 601 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 595 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 581 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 491 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 603 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 588 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3653 days ago · 559 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 3651 days ago · 555 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 603 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3715 days ago · 569 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3719 days ago · 540 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3721 days ago · 582 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 426 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 5.0Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 569 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3734 days ago · 555 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3735 days ago · 568 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006cc5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.