Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 29, 2016, 7:09 AM GMT+14 (17:09 UTC), 511 km (318 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 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
2016-12-28 17:09:08 UTC
Depth
511.0 km (317.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.003° S, 178.534° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3562 days ago · 470 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3561 days ago · 563 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3560 days ago · 507 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 602 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.3279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3558 days ago · 476 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3554 days ago · 391 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 3550 days ago · 557 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.6271 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3549 days ago · 479 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3547 days ago · 590 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 3545 days ago · 619 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.6266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3541 days ago · 554 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3538 days ago · 541 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3533 days ago · 585 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3532 days ago · 538 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3529 days ago · 553 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3528 days ago · 571 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 3526 days ago · 580 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3523 days ago · 483 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3522 days ago · 532 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3518 days ago · 469 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 4.7Fiji region · 3517 days ago · 534 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 3515 days ago · 541 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 5.3Fiji region · 3514 days ago · 599 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 3511 days ago · 571 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 548 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 3510 days ago · 527 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 3509 days ago · 545 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.7Fiji region · 3508 days ago · 566 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 4.1Fiji region · 3507 days ago · 584 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 4.2Fiji region · 3506 days ago · 543 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 4.2277 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3505 days ago · 480 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3564 days ago · 546 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3566 days ago · 496 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3566 days ago · 592 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3569 days ago · 628 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3569 days ago · 604 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3570 days ago · 602 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 3571 days ago · 601 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 475 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3576 days ago · 560 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3578 days ago · 601 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3583 days ago · 497 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3587 days ago · 548 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.4299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3588 days ago · 515 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3589 days ago · 600 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3590 days ago · 584 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 3590 days ago · 572 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 5.1Fiji region · 3592 days ago · 596 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3592 days ago · 611 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007thp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.