Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Jan 15, 2016, 9:23 PM GMT+13 (08:23 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-01-15 08:23:34 UTC
Depth
555.2 km (345.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.345° S, 179.145° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
99

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3913 days ago · 557 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.2199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3910 days ago · 558 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.3210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3909 days ago · 596 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3903 days ago · 542 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3902 days ago · 564 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.2190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3900 days ago · 554 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3898 days ago · 586 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.4223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3898 days ago · 572 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3894 days ago · 568 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.0241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3886 days ago · 629 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.4186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 585 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 562 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3875 days ago · 560 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3874 days ago · 610 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3872 days ago · 595 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.1204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3862 days ago · 552 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 3862 days ago · 607 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3858 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3918 days ago · 514 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.4213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3920 days ago · 557 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3921 days ago · 572 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.6223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3927 days ago · 569 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.8202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3928 days ago · 549 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.5209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3930 days ago · 608 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3938 days ago · 564 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 5.1192 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3942 days ago · 530 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.5232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3943 days ago · 585 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004etw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.