Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 11:50 PM GMT-12 (11:50 UTC), 574 km (357 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
2016-03-23 11:50:37 UTC
Depth
574.2 km (356.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.720° S, 179.387° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 15.5 km horizontally, 16.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
27

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3837 days ago · 592 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3832 days ago · 590 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3830 days ago · 569 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3826 days ago · 594 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3825 days ago · 600 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 3818 days ago · 606 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3812 days ago · 567 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3811 days ago · 582 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 590 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 600 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3796 days ago · 576 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3789 days ago · 569 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3786 days ago · 560 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3848 days ago · 563 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.9south of the Fiji Islands · 3857 days ago · 546 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3860 days ago · 560 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.8Fiji region · 3861 days ago · 617 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 608 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 3865 days ago · 572 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005dc0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.