Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 31, 2016, 12:25 AM GMT+13 (11:25 UTC), 565 km (351 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-30 11:25:29 UTC
Depth
564.9 km (351.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.572° S, 177.570° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3832 days ago · 497 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.1256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3831 days ago · 556 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3827 days ago · 399 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3820 days ago · 591 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 5.4296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3817 days ago · 342 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 579 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.6297 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3811 days ago · 349 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3807 days ago · 585 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3807 days ago · 487 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3804 days ago · 473 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 604 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 470 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 563 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3791 days ago · 523 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 366 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3786 days ago · 570 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 3781 days ago · 525 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.4256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3779 days ago · 622 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 634 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 560 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3841 days ago · 589 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3849 days ago · 569 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 388 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3855 days ago · 616 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 614 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 600 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.6246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 615 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.2290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3861 days ago · 595 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3862 days ago · 637 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 602 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.1286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3865 days ago · 456 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005flq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.