Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Nov 14, 2016, 10:38 PM GMT+14 (08:38 UTC), 574 km (357 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-14 08:38:59 UTC
Depth
573.9 km (356.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.768° S, 178.532° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
301

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 589 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 592 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3603 days ago · 565 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.4285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3602 days ago · 510 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3592 days ago · 611 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 5.1Fiji region · 3592 days ago · 596 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 3591 days ago · 572 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3590 days ago · 584 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3589 days ago · 600 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.4299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3588 days ago · 515 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3587 days ago · 548 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3583 days ago · 497 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3578 days ago · 601 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3577 days ago · 560 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 475 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3570 days ago · 602 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3570 days ago · 604 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 576 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 592 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3566 days ago · 496 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 546 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 511 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3562 days ago · 470 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 3561 days ago · 563 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 3560 days ago · 507 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 3560 days ago · 602 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 4.3279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3558 days ago · 476 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 4.6Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 600 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3554 days ago · 391 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 4.7Fiji region · 3550 days ago · 557 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 4.6271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3549 days ago · 479 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 556 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 5.6Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 544 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3620 days ago · 429 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3621 days ago · 518 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3624 days ago · 585 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3633 days ago · 481 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3637 days ago · 528 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100077lt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.