Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 12, 2016, 9:40 AM GMT-12 (21:40 UTC), 604 km (375 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 south of the Fiji Islands. 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
2016-09-12 21:40:05 UTC
Depth
603.9 km (375.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.748° S, 179.300° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 19.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 606 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 600 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3663 days ago · 586 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3657 days ago · 631 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 3657 days ago · 565 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3655 days ago · 588 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3651 days ago · 613 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 577 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3642 days ago · 592 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3625 days ago · 585 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3615 days ago · 581 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 604 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 583 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3685 days ago · 604 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3695 days ago · 625 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3697 days ago · 622 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3701 days ago · 599 km deep · 70 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006qvq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:11 AM UTC.