Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jun 27, 2016, 3:21 PM GMT+12 (03:21 UTC), 413 km (257 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2016-06-27 03:21:10 UTC
Depth
413.0 km (256.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.213° S, 177.300° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 533 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3720 days ago · 430 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.4289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3707 days ago · 615 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3701 days ago · 518 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3699 days ago · 530 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.4298 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 3761 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.8297 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 5.8258 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3769 days ago · 601 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3771 days ago · 300 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 3773 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000673c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.