Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Sep 21, 2016, 7:46 AM GMT+12 (19:46 UTC), 658 km (409 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-20 19:46:33 UTC
Depth
658.5 km (409.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.259° S, 178.986° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
106

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3660 days ago · 588 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 6.9Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  3. 5.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 585 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 591 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 589 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 587 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 593 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 601 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 595 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 573 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 572 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 583 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 570 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 5.4Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 576 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3638 days ago · 528 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3625 days ago · 585 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 5.6Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 544 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.8Fiji region · 3609 days ago · 574 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 607 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 565 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 558 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 574 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 545 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3682 days ago · 537 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 616 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 532 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 630 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 619 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006r6t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.