Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Dec 10, 2016, 12:45 AM GMT+13 (11:45 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-09 11:45:50 UTC
Depth
562.4 km (349.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.338° S, 177.715° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.1 km horizontally, 15.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3581 days ago · 522 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3580 days ago · 606 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 5.4Fiji region · 3579 days ago · 451 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.7236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3572 days ago · 584 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3569 days ago · 596 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3564 days ago · 607 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3559 days ago · 501 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 565 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3557 days ago · 630 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 3555 days ago · 575 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3554 days ago · 533 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3551 days ago · 605 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3550 days ago · 572 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3550 days ago · 584 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3548 days ago · 597 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 581 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.6241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 564 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.2249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3532 days ago · 595 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 619 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3530 days ago · 553 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3529 days ago · 597 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 3528 days ago · 602 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3527 days ago · 612 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3586 days ago · 631 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3590 days ago · 607 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3593 days ago · 592 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.9232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3595 days ago · 585 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3600 days ago · 639 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3600 days ago · 558 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 600 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3602 days ago · 550 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 549 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3609 days ago · 530 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200081g0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.