Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 241 km E of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 241 km E of Labasa, Fiji on Tue, Oct 4, 2016, 2:49 AM GMT+12 (14:49 UTC), 530 km (330 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 230 km ENE 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
2016-10-03 14:49:20 UTC
Depth
530.4 km (329.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
16.826° S, 178.410° 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 22.2 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
232°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2284 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3647 days ago · 563 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.7251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3643 days ago · 526 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.3217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3640 days ago · 540 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.5224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3639 days ago · 548 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.4214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3638 days ago · 550 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.3189 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3633 days ago · 530 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.3201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3631 days ago · 533 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.3227 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3627 days ago · 551 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.0223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3625 days ago · 588 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 538 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.3248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3615 days ago · 539 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.4239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3614 days ago · 543 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.8230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3611 days ago · 509 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 558 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.0246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3608 days ago · 568 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.1186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 541 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 4.4247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3604 days ago · 576 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.5240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3602 days ago · 579 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.2148 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3599 days ago · 499 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3598 days ago · 546 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.3257 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3651 days ago · 545 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.5207 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 3657 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.3246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3660 days ago · 544 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 575 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.3221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3664 days ago · 557 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.3203 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3672 days ago · 571 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007dnq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.