Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 3, 2016, 3:02 PM GMT+13 (02:02 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. 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
2016-10-03 02:02:21 UTC
Depth
554.7 km (344.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.227° S, 177.521° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3649 days ago · 562 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3643 days ago · 603 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 587 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 563 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 3639 days ago · 429 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.4294 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3628 days ago · 537 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3625 days ago · 596 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3616 days ago · 571 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.2262 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3616 days ago · 595 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3614 days ago · 568 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3609 days ago · 483 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 3607 days ago · 617 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 3603 days ago · 568 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3597 days ago · 575 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 588 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 603 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 491 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 581 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 595 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 601 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 593 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 608 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 6.9Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 3664 days ago · 564 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 629 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 539 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 576 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006ul7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.