M4.2 earthquake 148 km E of Labasa, Fiji
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 148 km E of Labasa, Fiji on Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 4:06 AM GMT+13 (15:06 UTC), 499 km (310 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 161 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-24 15:06:52 UTC
- Depth
- 498.6 km (309.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.639° S, 179.261° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 53°
- Stations used
- 83
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3182 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3587 days ago · 519 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.5161 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3576 days ago · 623 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.2221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3574 days ago · 510 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.1163 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3546 days ago · 563 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007eaf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.