Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 23, 2016, 5:53 PM GMT+13 (04:53 UTC), 621 km (386 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
2016-05-23 04:53:23 UTC
Depth
621.4 km (386.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.779° S, 178.770° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 627 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3782 days ago · 578 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 6.4Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 567 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3777 days ago · 620 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 3777 days ago · 588 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3776 days ago · 551 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.3290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3774 days ago · 473 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 583 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3761 days ago · 590 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 5.1Fiji region · 3760 days ago · 561 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 597 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 595 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3748 days ago · 544 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 589 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 584 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 566 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3734 days ago · 516 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 544 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 504 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 606 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3788 days ago · 562 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3788 days ago · 569 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3795 days ago · 540 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 564 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 600 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 594 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3808 days ago · 611 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3811 days ago · 582 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 604 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 600 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ykm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.