Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, May 19, 2016, 1:48 PM GMT+13 (00:48 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-19 00:48:40 UTC
Depth
561.9 km (349.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.516° S, 178.347° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 14.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3787 days ago · 501 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 621 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3783 days ago · 578 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 6.4Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 567 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 509 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3778 days ago · 509 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 620 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 588 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3776 days ago · 551 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.4245 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 456 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.3290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 473 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.6270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3772 days ago · 470 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.9264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3769 days ago · 520 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 583 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3763 days ago · 516 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 590 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 5.1Fiji region · 3760 days ago · 561 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 597 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 595 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3748 days ago · 544 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 363 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 3740 days ago · 584 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 3740 days ago · 566 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3735 days ago · 516 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 544 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 4.6268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3731 days ago · 467 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 539 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 504 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3789 days ago · 569 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3796 days ago · 540 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 564 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 600 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 594 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3805 days ago · 525 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3809 days ago · 611 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3811 days ago · 582 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3813 days ago · 448 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 604 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.2284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3814 days ago · 522 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 600 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.0278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3815 days ago · 412 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005y1v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.