Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 12:51 AM GMT+13 (11:51 UTC), 629 km (391 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-12 11:51:38 UTC
Depth
629.2 km (390.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.010° S, 178.498° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 18.0 km horizontally, 21.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
229°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 543 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3853 days ago · 611 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3853 days ago · 494 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3853 days ago · 491 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 486 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.5289 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 3846 days ago · 661 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 561 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3841 days ago · 502 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 3830 days ago · 636 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 501 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3828 days ago · 576 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3825 days ago · 559 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3815 days ago · 412 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 514 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 600 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 522 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 604 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 448 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3808 days ago · 611 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3805 days ago · 525 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 594 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 564 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 507 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 595 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 586 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3869 days ago · 518 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 528 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 3875 days ago · 533 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 528 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005a7s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.