Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 218 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 218 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Feb 14, 2016, 11:08 PM GMT+12 (11:08 UTC), 562 km (349 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-14 11:08:23 UTC
Depth
561.8 km (349.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.814° S, 178.634° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3880 days ago · 622 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3875 days ago · 565 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3873 days ago · 560 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3872 days ago · 610 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3871 days ago · 597 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 595 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 5.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 557 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3866 days ago · 536 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3865 days ago · 597 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3862 days ago · 637 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.2290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3861 days ago · 595 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.1204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3861 days ago · 552 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 607 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.6246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 615 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 600 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 614 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3857 days ago · 550 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3856 days ago · 616 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.7206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3852 days ago · 505 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 4.6215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3848 days ago · 517 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 4.4224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3847 days ago · 588 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3841 days ago · 589 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.5238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3838 days ago · 536 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 4.0249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3834 days ago · 549 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 4.9218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3833 days ago · 510 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 4.2226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3833 days ago · 529 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3832 days ago · 497 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 4.3242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3829 days ago · 550 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 4.1199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3825 days ago · 542 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3824 days ago · 590 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.4186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3883 days ago · 585 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 602 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.0241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 629 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3890 days ago · 620 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3892 days ago · 568 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3895 days ago · 560 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.4223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3896 days ago · 572 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3897 days ago · 586 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.8292 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3898 days ago · 412 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.2190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3898 days ago · 554 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3901 days ago · 564 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3902 days ago · 542 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.3210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3907 days ago · 596 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.2199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3908 days ago · 558 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3912 days ago · 557 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004qjs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.