Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 18, 2016, 3:44 PM GMT+12 (03:44 UTC), 533 km (331 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 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
2016-07-18 03:44:07 UTC
Depth
532.7 km (331.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.923° S, 177.447° 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, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
19

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3727 days ago · 630 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3720 days ago · 430 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3713 days ago · 624 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3711 days ago · 538 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.4289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3707 days ago · 615 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3701 days ago · 518 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3699 days ago · 530 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3693 days ago · 573 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.1257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3690 days ago · 591 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 625 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3682 days ago · 620 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 548 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3676 days ago · 581 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.1259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3672 days ago · 607 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3671 days ago · 602 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3735 days ago · 568 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3739 days ago · 568 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 481 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.2267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 540 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3749 days ago · 413 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 641 km deep · 41 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006gqf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.