Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 9:42 PM GMT-12 (09:42 UTC), 586 km (364 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-21 09:42:28 UTC
Depth
585.8 km (364.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.999° S, 179.439° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
88

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 631 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 3657 days ago · 565 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3655 days ago · 588 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3651 days ago · 613 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 577 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3650 days ago · 573 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3642 days ago · 592 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3641 days ago · 559 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3616 days ago · 581 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 615 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 3605 days ago · 589 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3604 days ago · 590 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 600 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 606 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 604 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 604 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 583 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3686 days ago · 604 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006rbi. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:18 AM UTC.