Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 15, 2016, 2:18 AM GMT+13 (13:18 UTC), 429 km (266 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
2016-10-14 13:18:04 UTC
Depth
428.7 km (266.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.516° S, 177.693° 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 25.2 km horizontally, 22.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 538 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3630 days ago · 515 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.4294 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3628 days ago · 537 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3625 days ago · 596 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3616 days ago · 571 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.2262 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3616 days ago · 595 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3614 days ago · 568 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3609 days ago · 483 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 607 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 3607 days ago · 617 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 3603 days ago · 568 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3601 days ago · 482 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3597 days ago · 575 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.5277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3592 days ago · 499 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 5.4Fiji region · 3579 days ago · 451 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 563 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 587 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3643 days ago · 603 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3648 days ago · 508 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3649 days ago · 562 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3649 days ago · 570 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3651 days ago · 555 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.8263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3656 days ago · 517 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3657 days ago · 583 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3657 days ago · 516 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 588 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 603 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 573 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 581 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 595 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 601 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 593 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 608 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 587 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007fle. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.