Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Oct 5, 2016, 12:28 AM GMT+13 (11:28 UTC), 577 km (358 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-04 11:28:43 UTC
Depth
576.6 km (358.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.609° S, 178.838° 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 26.4 km horizontally, 22.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 576 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3624 days ago · 585 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3621 days ago · 518 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3620 days ago · 429 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 574 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 615 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 589 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 592 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3604 days ago · 590 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3603 days ago · 565 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3593 days ago · 612 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 5.1Fiji region · 3592 days ago · 596 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 3591 days ago · 572 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3590 days ago · 584 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 3654 days ago · 405 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3655 days ago · 588 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3657 days ago · 631 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 572 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3662 days ago · 586 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3665 days ago · 600 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3665 days ago · 606 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 604 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 604 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 547 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007dpu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC.