Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Apr 13, 2016, 12:09 PM GMT+13 (23:09 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 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
2016-04-12 23:09:53 UTC
Depth
600.3 km (373.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.111° S, 179.039° 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 5.0 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 3818 days ago · 606 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 604 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3811 days ago · 582 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3808 days ago · 611 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 594 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 590 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 600 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3789 days ago · 569 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3788 days ago · 562 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3785 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 621 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 627 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3782 days ago · 578 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 6.4Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 567 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 620 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 3777 days ago · 588 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3776 days ago · 551 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 3826 days ago · 594 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3828 days ago · 576 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3831 days ago · 590 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3837 days ago · 592 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3845 days ago · 574 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3847 days ago · 563 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3853 days ago · 611 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005k4x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.