Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 262 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 262 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Mar 3, 2016, 10:42 AM GMT+12 (22:42 UTC), 597 km (371 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-02 22:42:56 UTC
Depth
596.9 km (370.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.801° S, 178.218° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
21

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3866 days ago · 456 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3862 days ago · 637 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.2290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3862 days ago · 595 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.1204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3861 days ago · 552 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 3861 days ago · 607 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.6246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 615 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 600 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 614 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3857 days ago · 550 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3856 days ago · 616 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.7206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3852 days ago · 505 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.6215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3848 days ago · 517 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.4224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3848 days ago · 588 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3841 days ago · 589 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3839 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.5238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3839 days ago · 536 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.0249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3834 days ago · 549 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.9218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3834 days ago · 510 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.2226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3833 days ago · 529 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3832 days ago · 497 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 4.3242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3830 days ago · 550 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 4.1199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3826 days ago · 542 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3824 days ago · 590 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 4.9236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3820 days ago · 539 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 3818 days ago · 590 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3818 days ago · 632 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 4.1211 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3815 days ago · 557 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 579 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 4.6245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3813 days ago · 517 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 5.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 592 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 583 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3811 days ago · 571 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 4.2197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3810 days ago · 548 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3810 days ago · 550 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 3808 days ago · 585 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3807 days ago · 487 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3866 days ago · 536 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 5.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 557 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 595 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3871 days ago · 597 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3873 days ago · 610 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3874 days ago · 560 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3875 days ago · 565 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3881 days ago · 622 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3883 days ago · 562 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.4186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3883 days ago · 585 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 602 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.0241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3885 days ago · 629 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3890 days ago · 620 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3893 days ago · 568 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3895 days ago · 560 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004us6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.