Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Jan 2, 2016, 6:30 AM GMT+13 (17:30 UTC), 549 km (341 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 239 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-01 17:30:30 UTC
Depth
548.9 km (341.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.477° S, 178.878° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3926 days ago · 569 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.0234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3924 days ago · 551 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3919 days ago · 572 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.4213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3919 days ago · 557 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3917 days ago · 514 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 601 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.5181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3913 days ago · 555 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3912 days ago · 557 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.2199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3908 days ago · 558 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.3210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3907 days ago · 596 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3902 days ago · 542 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3901 days ago · 564 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.2190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3898 days ago · 554 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.8292 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3898 days ago · 412 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3897 days ago · 586 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.4223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3897 days ago · 572 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3895 days ago · 560 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3892 days ago · 568 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.0241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 629 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 602 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 4.4186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3883 days ago · 585 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3883 days ago · 562 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3874 days ago · 560 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3872 days ago · 610 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3871 days ago · 597 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 595 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 5.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 557 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.5209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3929 days ago · 608 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3930 days ago · 451 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.8237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3935 days ago · 567 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3937 days ago · 564 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 5.1192 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3941 days ago · 530 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.5232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3942 days ago · 585 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 583 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 568 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 570 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.7239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 583 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 619 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 5.6210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3953 days ago · 547 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004ddd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.