Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 20, 2016, 12:31 AM GMT+13 (11:31 UTC), 426 km (265 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2016-07-19 11:31:05 UTC
Depth
426.4 km (265.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.540° S, 177.884° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.8 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3722 days ago · 525 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3721 days ago · 582 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3718 days ago · 540 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3715 days ago · 579 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3715 days ago · 569 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3711 days ago · 554 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3708 days ago · 556 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3700 days ago · 564 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 550 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3698 days ago · 567 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 587 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 513 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.1258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3689 days ago · 384 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 559 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3687 days ago · 508 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 342 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3684 days ago · 579 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.3298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 592 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3683 days ago · 551 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 574 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.8Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 571 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 576 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 558 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 4.8Fiji region · 3672 days ago · 539 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 569 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 555 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3741 days ago · 508 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 495 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3744 days ago · 589 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 363 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.2294 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3750 days ago · 588 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 510 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006gsl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.