Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jun 23, 2016, 12:15 AM GMT+12 (12:15 UTC), 641 km (398 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 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
2016-06-22 12:15:07 UTC
Depth
640.5 km (398.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.248° S, 177.625° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3753 days ago · 612 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.2267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 540 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 481 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3739 days ago · 568 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3734 days ago · 568 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 533 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.0271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3727 days ago · 630 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3719 days ago · 430 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 624 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3711 days ago · 538 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3709 days ago · 602 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3708 days ago · 556 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.4289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3706 days ago · 615 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3700 days ago · 518 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3698 days ago · 530 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 510 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 611 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3762 days ago · 622 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 585 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3763 days ago · 531 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.6255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 585 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.8241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 579 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3768 days ago · 601 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3775 days ago · 594 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 634 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.4256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3779 days ago · 622 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 525 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200067ia. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.