Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 6:17 AM GMT+13 (17:17 UTC), 399 km (248 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-10 17:17:08 UTC
Depth
399.1 km (248.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.858° S, 177.511° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3820 days ago · 591 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.4296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3817 days ago · 342 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3815 days ago · 514 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 579 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.6297 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3811 days ago · 349 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3808 days ago · 585 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3807 days ago · 487 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.2257 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3806 days ago · 634 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3804 days ago · 473 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3802 days ago · 558 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 604 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 470 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3791 days ago · 523 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 366 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 570 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 3781 days ago · 525 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 634 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 560 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.1256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3832 days ago · 556 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3838 days ago · 565 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3849 days ago · 569 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3855 days ago · 388 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ikt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.