Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jun 14, 2016, 1:09 AM GMT+13 (12:09 UTC), 585 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-13 12:09:06 UTC
Depth
585.5 km (363.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.098° S, 177.364° 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 20.3 km horizontally, 14.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 544 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 611 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 510 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3753 days ago · 641 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.2294 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3750 days ago · 588 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3744 days ago · 589 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3741 days ago · 508 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 555 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 569 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3726 days ago · 426 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3721 days ago · 582 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3718 days ago · 540 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3715 days ago · 569 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3708 days ago · 556 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3773 days ago · 403 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 560 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 509 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 525 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3786 days ago · 570 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3787 days ago · 366 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3790 days ago · 523 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.2281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3791 days ago · 452 km deep · 82 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200065i6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC.