Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 9:12 PM GMT+13 (08:12 UTC), 543 km (337 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-13 08:12:44 UTC
Depth
542.8 km (337.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.570° S, 178.143° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 28.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 611 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3854 days ago · 491 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3848 days ago · 486 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.0255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3847 days ago · 523 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3843 days ago · 502 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 3831 days ago · 636 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.1269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3830 days ago · 501 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.2253 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3830 days ago · 467 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3829 days ago · 576 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.3263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3829 days ago · 527 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3827 days ago · 559 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.3246 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3825 days ago · 482 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.2225 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3822 days ago · 319 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.0246 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3821 days ago · 524 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3816 days ago · 412 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3815 days ago · 600 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3815 days ago · 522 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 604 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 448 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 3812 days ago · 582 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 3810 days ago · 611 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3806 days ago · 525 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 3800 days ago · 594 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 4.7Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 600 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 4.0Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 564 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 540 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3857 days ago · 629 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3863 days ago · 507 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 595 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 586 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 608 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.0233 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3866 days ago · 524 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3866 days ago · 586 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.9279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3871 days ago · 518 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3873 days ago · 538 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3873 days ago · 557 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3876 days ago · 528 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3876 days ago · 533 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3881 days ago · 458 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 403 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3886 days ago · 528 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 3886 days ago · 587 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005afd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC.