Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 19, 2016, 7:58 PM GMT+12 (07:58 UTC), 564 km (351 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 230 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-19 07:58:08 UTC
Depth
564.3 km (350.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.420° S, 177.856° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 607 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 596 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 491 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3658 days ago · 567 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3657 days ago · 615 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3656 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.2209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3655 days ago · 614 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3654 days ago · 562 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3654 days ago · 592 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.0220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3653 days ago · 617 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3652 days ago · 559 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3651 days ago · 606 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3651 days ago · 555 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3649 days ago · 603 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3649 days ago · 625 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3643 days ago · 552 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3643 days ago · 603 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3634 days ago · 599 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3632 days ago · 536 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3630 days ago · 600 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3629 days ago · 615 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3626 days ago · 568 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 4.3221 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3626 days ago · 597 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3624 days ago · 579 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 3623 days ago · 597 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3621 days ago · 615 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 570 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 3614 days ago · 568 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3609 days ago · 530 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 549 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.1243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3664 days ago · 597 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 629 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3667 days ago · 540 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3668 days ago · 561 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3671 days ago · 602 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.1259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3671 days ago · 607 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 3672 days ago · 539 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3675 days ago · 569 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3675 days ago · 581 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 576 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 548 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3681 days ago · 620 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3684 days ago · 582 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3686 days ago · 545 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3687 days ago · 580 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 625 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.1257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3689 days ago · 591 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 3693 days ago · 573 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006ttc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.