Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Dec 26, 2016, 3:13 PM GMT+14 (01:13 UTC), 592 km (368 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-26 01:13:18 UTC
Depth
592.0 km (367.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.577° S, 178.639° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
146

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3566 days ago · 496 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 546 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 511 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3562 days ago · 470 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3561 days ago · 563 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3560 days ago · 507 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 602 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.3279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3558 days ago · 476 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 600 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3554 days ago · 391 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 3549 days ago · 557 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3547 days ago · 590 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 3545 days ago · 619 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.6266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3540 days ago · 554 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3538 days ago · 541 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3532 days ago · 538 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3529 days ago · 553 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3528 days ago · 571 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.7Fiji region · 3526 days ago · 580 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3523 days ago · 483 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3522 days ago · 532 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 3520 days ago · 565 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3518 days ago · 469 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.7Fiji region · 3517 days ago · 534 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 3515 days ago · 541 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 5.3Fiji region · 3514 days ago · 599 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 571 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 4.1Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 451 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 548 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 4.4283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3509 days ago · 513 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 4.5Fiji region · 3509 days ago · 545 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 4.7Fiji region · 3508 days ago · 566 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 3567 days ago · 576 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3569 days ago · 604 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3570 days ago · 602 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 475 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 560 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3578 days ago · 601 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3583 days ago · 497 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3587 days ago · 548 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.4299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3588 days ago · 515 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3588 days ago · 600 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3590 days ago · 584 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.8Fiji region · 3590 days ago · 572 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 5.1Fiji region · 3591 days ago · 596 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3592 days ago · 611 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007mse. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.