Fiji earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 25, 2016, 10:55 AM GMT+13 (21:55 UTC), 587 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-24 21:55:06 UTC
Depth
586.6 km (364.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.862° S, 178.287° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
270

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 608 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 593 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 601 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 595 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 581 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 573 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 603 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 588 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3658 days ago · 516 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 583 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.8263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3657 days ago · 517 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 570 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3649 days ago · 562 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3649 days ago · 508 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.5286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3648 days ago · 509 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3643 days ago · 587 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3642 days ago · 485 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3640 days ago · 563 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 3640 days ago · 429 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3638 days ago · 528 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 4.4294 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3629 days ago · 537 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3626 days ago · 596 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3617 days ago · 571 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 4.2262 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 595 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 5.6Fiji region · 3613 days ago · 544 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 556 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 3610 days ago · 483 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3609 days ago · 487 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 607 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 4.0Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 617 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3602 days ago · 482 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 589 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 591 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 5.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 585 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 6.9Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3660 days ago · 588 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 3663 days ago · 658 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3665 days ago · 534 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 558 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 571 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 574 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3682 days ago · 537 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.3298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 592 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 579 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 616 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 532 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3686 days ago · 342 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3687 days ago · 508 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 559 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 619 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006se2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.