Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Sep 25, 2016, 10:51 AM GMT+13 (21:51 UTC), 596 km (370 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 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
2016-09-24 21:51:57 UTC
Depth
596.2 km (370.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.779° S, 177.898° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 587 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 608 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 593 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 601 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 595 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 581 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 573 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 603 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 588 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3657 days ago · 516 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3657 days ago · 583 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.8263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3656 days ago · 517 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3651 days ago · 555 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 3649 days ago · 570 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3649 days ago · 562 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3648 days ago · 508 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.5286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3647 days ago · 509 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 587 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3642 days ago · 485 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 563 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 3639 days ago · 429 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 538 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 3637 days ago · 528 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 4.4249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3630 days ago · 515 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 4.4294 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3628 days ago · 537 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3625 days ago · 596 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 4.0251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3617 days ago · 524 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3616 days ago · 571 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 4.2262 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3616 days ago · 595 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 3614 days ago · 568 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 5.6Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 544 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 4.2Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 556 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 4.5Fiji region · 3609 days ago · 483 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3608 days ago · 487 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 607 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 4.0Fiji region · 3607 days ago · 617 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 4.8Fiji region · 3603 days ago · 568 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3601 days ago · 482 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 589 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 591 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 5.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 585 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 6.9Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3660 days ago · 588 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3664 days ago · 534 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 539 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 558 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 576 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 571 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 574 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3682 days ago · 537 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3682 days ago · 551 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.3298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 592 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3684 days ago · 579 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3684 days ago · 616 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 532 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 342 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3687 days ago · 508 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 559 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006v0h. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC.