Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 11, 2016, 10:06 AM GMT+14 (20:06 UTC), 556 km (346 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
2016-11-10 20:06:50 UTC
Depth
556.4 km (345.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.410° S, 178.012° 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 21.7 km horizontally, 20.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3610 days ago · 483 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 3609 days ago · 574 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3609 days ago · 487 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 607 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 565 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.4285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3602 days ago · 510 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3602 days ago · 482 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3597 days ago · 575 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3592 days ago · 611 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.5277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3592 days ago · 499 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 3591 days ago · 572 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3590 days ago · 584 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.4299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3588 days ago · 515 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3588 days ago · 548 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3584 days ago · 497 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.3249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3580 days ago · 514 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3578 days ago · 601 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 3577 days ago · 560 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 475 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3571 days ago · 589 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 3571 days ago · 602 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 3570 days ago · 604 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 568 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 576 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 592 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3566 days ago · 496 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 546 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 4.5Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 511 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3562 days ago · 470 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 4.1Fiji region · 3560 days ago · 507 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 4.3Fiji region · 3560 days ago · 602 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 4.3279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3558 days ago · 476 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 4.6Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 600 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3554 days ago · 391 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3553 days ago · 525 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 5.6Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 544 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3616 days ago · 571 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.0251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3617 days ago · 524 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3621 days ago · 518 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3626 days ago · 596 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.4249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3630 days ago · 515 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3633 days ago · 481 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3638 days ago · 528 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 538 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 563 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 5.4Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 576 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3642 days ago · 485 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100078tn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.