Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 3:30 AM GMT+13 (14:30 UTC), 569 km (354 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga. 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
2016-03-19 14:30:22 UTC
Depth
569.5 km (353.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.287° S, 177.438° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3846 days ago · 486 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.1293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3842 days ago · 561 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3841 days ago · 502 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3838 days ago · 565 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 3827 days ago · 399 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3820 days ago · 591 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 5.4296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3817 days ago · 342 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 412 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 514 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 448 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.6297 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3811 days ago · 349 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.2257 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3806 days ago · 634 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3801 days ago · 558 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 604 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.2281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3792 days ago · 452 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3791 days ago · 523 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3853 days ago · 494 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 388 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.9271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3861 days ago · 560 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.4271 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3863 days ago · 551 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 602 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.1286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3865 days ago · 456 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3869 days ago · 447 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3871 days ago · 342 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3872 days ago · 539 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.1229 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3874 days ago · 478 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 3876 days ago · 565 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3878 days ago · 612 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005bsw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.