Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Mar 3, 2016, 6:02 AM GMT+12 (18:02 UTC), 536 km (333 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 238 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
2016-03-02 18:02:20 UTC
Depth
535.7 km (332.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.628° S, 178.236° 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 16.2 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3868 days ago · 597 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3865 days ago · 637 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.2290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3864 days ago · 595 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.1204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3864 days ago · 552 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 607 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.6246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3863 days ago · 615 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3863 days ago · 600 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 614 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 550 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3859 days ago · 616 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.7206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3855 days ago · 505 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.6215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3851 days ago · 517 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.4224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3850 days ago · 588 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3844 days ago · 589 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3842 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.5238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3841 days ago · 536 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.0249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3837 days ago · 549 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.9218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3836 days ago · 510 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.2226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3836 days ago · 529 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3835 days ago · 497 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 4.3242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3833 days ago · 550 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 4.1199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3828 days ago · 542 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3827 days ago · 590 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 4.9236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3823 days ago · 539 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 3820 days ago · 590 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3820 days ago · 632 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 4.1211 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3817 days ago · 557 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 3816 days ago · 579 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 4.6245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3816 days ago · 517 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 5.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3815 days ago · 592 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3815 days ago · 583 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3814 days ago · 571 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 4.2197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 548 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 550 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 3811 days ago · 585 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3810 days ago · 487 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 5.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3873 days ago · 557 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3873 days ago · 595 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3874 days ago · 597 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3875 days ago · 610 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3877 days ago · 560 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3878 days ago · 565 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3883 days ago · 622 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3886 days ago · 562 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.4186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3886 days ago · 585 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3887 days ago · 602 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.0241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3887 days ago · 629 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3893 days ago · 620 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3895 days ago · 568 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3898 days ago · 560 km deep · 44 km away

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