Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 21, 2016, 8:25 AM GMT+13 (19:25 UTC), 566 km (352 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
2016-08-20 19:25:07 UTC
Depth
566.3 km (351.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.550° S, 178.075° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 13.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 513 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 480 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.1258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3689 days ago · 384 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 619 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 559 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3687 days ago · 508 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 532 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 616 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3682 days ago · 537 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 545 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 574 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3679 days ago · 547 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.8Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 571 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 558 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.0263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3672 days ago · 496 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3665 days ago · 534 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3660 days ago · 588 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 6.9Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  20. 5.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 585 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 5.0Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 591 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 589 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 587 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 608 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 593 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 601 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 595 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 581 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 573 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 603 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 588 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 4.3Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 572 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3658 days ago · 516 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 4.5Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 583 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 4.8263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3657 days ago · 517 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 4.6Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 570 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3649 days ago · 562 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3648 days ago · 508 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 4.5286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3647 days ago · 509 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3642 days ago · 485 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 5.4Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 576 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3640 days ago · 563 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 538 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 4.4Fiji region · 3638 days ago · 528 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3696 days ago · 469 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.5292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3697 days ago · 528 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3698 days ago · 567 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 563 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3700 days ago · 564 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3704 days ago · 607 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3709 days ago · 580 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3711 days ago · 554 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.4216 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3712 days ago · 523 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3715 days ago · 569 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3715 days ago · 579 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3717 days ago · 559 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3722 days ago · 525 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 3722 days ago · 578 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 611 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006gl8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.