M4.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 20, 2016, 3:36 PM GMT+12 (03:36 UTC), 625 km (388 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-20 03:36:34 UTC
- Depth
- 625.1 km (388.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.002° S, 179.597° 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 21.2 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- Stations used
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 630 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 583 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 604 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 604 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 606 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 3657 days ago · 631 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.6Fiji region · 3655 days ago · 588 km deep · 96 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006gkb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.