Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Sep 6, 2016, 12:05 AM GMT+13 (11:05 UTC), 547 km (340 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
2016-09-05 11:05:14 UTC
Depth
547.3 km (340.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.028° S, 178.433° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 558 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.0263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3675 days ago · 496 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3667 days ago · 534 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3663 days ago · 588 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3661 days ago · 572 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3660 days ago · 631 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3657 days ago · 405 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3652 days ago · 570 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3652 days ago · 577 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.5286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3650 days ago · 509 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3645 days ago · 485 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 5.4Fiji region · 3645 days ago · 576 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3640 days ago · 528 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3636 days ago · 481 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3627 days ago · 585 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3624 days ago · 518 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3623 days ago · 429 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3683 days ago · 545 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 537 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 616 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 532 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 630 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 3691 days ago · 619 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3694 days ago · 480 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3697 days ago · 566 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3697 days ago · 566 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3698 days ago · 469 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.5292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3700 days ago · 528 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3701 days ago · 563 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3702 days ago · 564 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3707 days ago · 607 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006qsw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:22 PM UTC.