Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Sep 1, 2016, 10:50 PM GMT+13 (09:50 UTC), 551 km (342 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
2016-09-01 09:50:15 UTC
Depth
551.2 km (342.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.294° S, 177.496° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 571 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 576 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 3672 days ago · 539 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 629 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 6.9Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  6. 5.0Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 591 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 608 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 593 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 601 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 595 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 581 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 491 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 603 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 588 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.8263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3656 days ago · 517 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3651 days ago · 555 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3649 days ago · 562 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3643 days ago · 603 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 587 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 563 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 3639 days ago · 429 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 4.4294 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3628 days ago · 537 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3625 days ago · 596 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.3298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 592 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3684 days ago · 579 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 342 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 625 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 559 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 513 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3693 days ago · 573 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 587 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.3251 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3697 days ago · 343 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3698 days ago · 567 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 550 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3708 days ago · 556 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006j9i. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.