Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jan 5, 2016, 4:33 AM GMT+13 (15:33 UTC), 551 km (342 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-04 15:33:16 UTC
Depth
551.1 km (342.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.190° S, 178.474° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 24.9 km horizontally, 13.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3924 days ago · 626 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3920 days ago · 599 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3920 days ago · 572 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3920 days ago · 579 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.4213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3920 days ago · 557 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3917 days ago · 514 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 601 km deep · 19 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 · 3909 days ago · 558 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.3210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3908 days ago · 596 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3902 days ago · 542 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3901 days ago · 564 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.2190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3899 days ago · 554 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3898 days ago · 586 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.4223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3897 days ago · 572 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3896 days ago · 560 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3893 days ago · 568 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3890 days ago · 620 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.0241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3885 days ago · 629 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 602 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.4186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 585 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 562 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3881 days ago · 622 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 3879 days ago · 612 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3875 days ago · 565 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3874 days ago · 560 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3873 days ago · 610 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3871 days ago · 597 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3871 days ago · 595 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 5.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 557 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 4.5Fiji region · 3870 days ago · 447 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3866 days ago · 536 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3866 days ago · 597 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 4.1286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3866 days ago · 456 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.6223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3926 days ago · 569 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.8202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3927 days ago · 549 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.5209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3930 days ago · 608 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3930 days ago · 451 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.8237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3936 days ago · 567 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3937 days ago · 564 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.5232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3942 days ago · 585 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 583 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 568 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3949 days ago · 570 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.7239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3949 days ago · 583 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3949 days ago · 619 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3952 days ago · 470 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 5.6210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3953 days ago · 547 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004e0b. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:22 AM UTC.