Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 295 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 295 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Jan 9, 2016, 5:09 PM GMT+13 (04:09 UTC), 579 km (360 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-09 04:09:35 UTC
Depth
578.9 km (359.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.343° S, 177.909° 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 16.0 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3914 days ago · 601 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3912 days ago · 557 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3902 days ago · 542 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3901 days ago · 564 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3900 days ago · 391 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3895 days ago · 560 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 618 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3890 days ago · 620 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 3887 days ago · 649 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 602 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3883 days ago · 562 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3880 days ago · 622 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3879 days ago · 612 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3875 days ago · 565 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3874 days ago · 560 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3871 days ago · 597 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 595 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 5.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 557 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3869 days ago · 447 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3866 days ago · 536 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3866 days ago · 597 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 4.1286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3865 days ago · 456 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 602 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3862 days ago · 637 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 4.2290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3861 days ago · 595 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 4.0Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 607 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 4.6246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 615 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 4.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 600 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 4.5Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 614 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3919 days ago · 572 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3920 days ago · 599 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3923 days ago · 626 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.0234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3924 days ago · 551 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.6223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3926 days ago · 569 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.5209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3929 days ago · 608 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3930 days ago · 451 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.8237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3935 days ago · 567 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3937 days ago · 564 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 583 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 568 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 3947 days ago · 494 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 570 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.7239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 583 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 619 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004eif. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.