Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 30, 2016, 8:04 AM GMT+13 (19:04 UTC), 405 km (252 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-29 19:04:53 UTC
Depth
405.2 km (251.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.537° S, 178.110° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 577 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 576 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3633 days ago · 481 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3621 days ago · 518 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3620 days ago · 429 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.8Fiji region · 3609 days ago · 574 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 5.3265 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3606 days ago · 296 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 589 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 592 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 565 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.4285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3602 days ago · 510 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 572 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.0263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3672 days ago · 496 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3679 days ago · 547 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 545 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007di0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC.