Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Nov 14, 2016, 7:32 AM GMT-12 (19:32 UTC), 615 km (382 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-14 19:32:44 UTC
Depth
615.3 km (382.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.854° S, 179.039° 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 40.2 km horizontally, 33.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
279°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 589 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 592 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3604 days ago · 590 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3593 days ago · 612 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 5.1Fiji region · 3592 days ago · 596 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3580 days ago · 605 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 3572 days ago · 601 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3571 days ago · 385 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3569 days ago · 628 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3561 days ago · 563 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 606 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3556 days ago · 549 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.9Fiji region · 3553 days ago · 583 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3615 days ago · 581 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007dh2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.