Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 30, 2016, 12:28 PM GMT+13 (23:28 UTC), 588 km (365 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. 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
2016-05-29 23:28:06 UTC
Depth
588.2 km (365.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.734° S, 178.572° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3777 days ago · 551 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3290 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3775 days ago · 473 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.6270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3773 days ago · 470 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3764 days ago · 583 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 590 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 5.1Fiji region · 3761 days ago · 561 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 3756 days ago · 597 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 595 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3749 days ago · 544 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3742 days ago · 534 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3740 days ago · 584 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3740 days ago · 566 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3735 days ago · 516 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3734 days ago · 544 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.6268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3732 days ago · 467 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 539 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 504 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3729 days ago · 606 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 3724 days ago · 611 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 4.7Fiji region · 3724 days ago · 578 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 525 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 3718 days ago · 559 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 620 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 6.4Fiji region · 3781 days ago · 567 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3783 days ago · 578 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3785 days ago · 627 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3785 days ago · 621 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3789 days ago · 562 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 3789 days ago · 569 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3796 days ago · 540 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 564 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 600 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3800 days ago · 594 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3805 days ago · 525 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006021. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.