Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Nov 3, 2016, 2:03 PM GMT+13 (01:03 UTC), 429 km (267 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-03 01:03:15 UTC
Depth
429.1 km (266.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.346° S, 178.123° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 3609 days ago · 574 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3605 days ago · 589 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 592 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 565 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.4285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3603 days ago · 510 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3593 days ago · 611 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 3591 days ago · 572 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3590 days ago · 584 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3589 days ago · 600 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3584 days ago · 497 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3579 days ago · 601 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3577 days ago · 560 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3577 days ago · 475 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3570 days ago · 628 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3567 days ago · 496 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3565 days ago · 546 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3565 days ago · 511 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3563 days ago · 470 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3562 days ago · 563 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 3561 days ago · 507 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3622 days ago · 518 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3625 days ago · 585 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3633 days ago · 481 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 5.4Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 576 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3642 days ago · 485 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 577 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100073v7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.