Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 16, 2016, 2:21 AM GMT+14 (12:21 UTC), 617 km (384 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-15 12:21:25 UTC
Depth
617.3 km (383.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.516° S, 177.586° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 14.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 3603 days ago · 568 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3601 days ago · 482 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3596 days ago · 575 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.5277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3591 days ago · 499 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 5.4Fiji region · 3579 days ago · 451 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3571 days ago · 589 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 568 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 576 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3566 days ago · 556 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 576 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 501 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 565 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3552 days ago · 525 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3551 days ago · 605 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3607 days ago · 607 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3609 days ago · 483 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3614 days ago · 568 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3616 days ago · 571 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3625 days ago · 596 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.4294 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3628 days ago · 537 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.4249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3630 days ago · 515 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007dib. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.