Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 23, 2016, 5:54 AM GMT+13 (16:54 UTC), 611 km (380 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
2016-07-22 16:54:16 UTC
Depth
611.0 km (379.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.719° S, 178.457° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 12.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 3722 days ago · 578 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3722 days ago · 525 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3717 days ago · 559 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3715 days ago · 579 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3711 days ago · 554 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3709 days ago · 580 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3704 days ago · 607 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 564 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3698 days ago · 563 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.5292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3697 days ago · 528 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3695 days ago · 469 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 480 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 619 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 559 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3687 days ago · 508 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 630 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 532 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 616 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3682 days ago · 537 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 545 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 574 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 547 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 4.8Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 571 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 558 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 4.0263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3672 days ago · 496 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 3665 days ago · 534 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 606 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 504 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 539 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.6268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3731 days ago · 467 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3732 days ago · 544 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3734 days ago · 516 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 566 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 584 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3740 days ago · 534 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3747 days ago · 544 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006huf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC.