Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Dec 4, 2016, 10:17 AM GMT+14 (20:17 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2016-12-03 20:17:53 UTC
Depth
600.2 km (373.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.855° S, 178.885° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
83

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3587 days ago · 548 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3578 days ago · 601 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3577 days ago · 560 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 475 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 3571 days ago · 601 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3570 days ago · 602 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3570 days ago · 604 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3566 days ago · 592 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3566 days ago · 496 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 546 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 511 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3561 days ago · 563 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3560 days ago · 507 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 602 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 606 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 3550 days ago · 557 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3547 days ago · 590 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 3545 days ago · 619 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3538 days ago · 541 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 3533 days ago · 585 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3532 days ago · 538 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 3529 days ago · 553 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3590 days ago · 584 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 3591 days ago · 572 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 5.1Fiji region · 3592 days ago · 596 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3592 days ago · 611 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.4285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3602 days ago · 510 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3603 days ago · 565 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 592 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 589 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 574 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 5.6Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 544 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007emv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.