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M4.2 earthquake 221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Sun, Dec 18, 2016, 7:58 PM GMT+13 (06:58 UTC), 510 km (317 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 238 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2016-12-18 06:58:09 UTC
Depth
510.2 km (317.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.068° S, 178.670° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
27

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 584 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 565 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.5248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3567 days ago · 551 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3565 days ago · 607 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3558 days ago · 580 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.6235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3554 days ago · 544 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3550 days ago · 604 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3548 days ago · 518 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.1163 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3547 days ago · 563 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3539 days ago · 581 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.2214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 594 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 596 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.3193 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 551 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.5217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 546 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3528 days ago · 612 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.5161 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3576 days ago · 623 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3581 days ago · 590 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.2201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3586 days ago · 562 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.3182 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3588 days ago · 519 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3594 days ago · 592 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.9232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3596 days ago · 585 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3598 days ago · 540 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3598 days ago · 546 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.2148 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3599 days ago · 499 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.5240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3602 days ago · 579 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.4247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3604 days ago · 576 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007pu3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.