Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jan 30, 2016, 5:52 AM GMT+12 (17:52 UTC), 664 km (412 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-29 17:52:43 UTC
Depth
663.8 km (412.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.427° S, 178.990° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 19.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 605 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3889 days ago · 535 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 612 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 538 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 586 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 5.3Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 608 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 586 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 595 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3856 days ago · 629 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 543 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 611 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.5289 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 3846 days ago · 661 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3903 days ago · 582 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 512 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 555 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3914 days ago · 586 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 569 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 3916 days ago · 637 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 3918 days ago · 575 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 3924 days ago · 607 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 3927 days ago · 643 km deep · 23 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004wuk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.