Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 22, 2016, 11:20 AM GMT+13 (22:20 UTC), 573 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-08-21 22:20:50 UTC
Depth
573.0 km (356.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.549° S, 177.528° 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 18.9 km horizontally, 14.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 625 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 342 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3684 days ago · 579 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3682 days ago · 551 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3681 days ago · 620 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 548 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 576 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3675 days ago · 581 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 3672 days ago · 539 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.1259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3671 days ago · 607 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3671 days ago · 602 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3667 days ago · 540 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 629 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 3665 days ago · 564 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 491 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3652 days ago · 559 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3651 days ago · 555 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 603 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3643 days ago · 603 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 587 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3698 days ago · 530 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 550 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3700 days ago · 518 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.4289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3706 days ago · 615 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3708 days ago · 556 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3711 days ago · 538 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 624 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3718 days ago · 540 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3719 days ago · 430 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3721 days ago · 582 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006tx9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.