Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 27, 2016, 4:06 AM GMT+13 (15:06 UTC), 525 km (326 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2016-05-26 15:06:41 UTC
Depth
524.9 km (326.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.781° S, 177.467° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 634 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 560 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3775 days ago · 594 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3763 days ago · 531 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 585 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 611 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 510 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 641 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.2267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 540 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 481 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3744 days ago · 589 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3739 days ago · 568 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3735 days ago · 568 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 555 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 533 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 5.0Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 569 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.0271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3727 days ago · 630 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 426 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3721 days ago · 582 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3786 days ago · 570 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 366 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3790 days ago · 523 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 470 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3797 days ago · 604 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3801 days ago · 558 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3804 days ago · 473 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.2257 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3806 days ago · 634 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3807 days ago · 487 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3807 days ago · 585 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.6297 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3810 days ago · 349 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005zkk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.