Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Mar 3, 2016, 12:53 PM GMT+12 (00:53 UTC), 456 km (283 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-03 00:53:08 UTC
Depth
455.6 km (283.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.607° S, 178.033° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 602 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.0244 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3863 days ago · 560 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3862 days ago · 637 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.2290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3861 days ago · 595 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.6246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 615 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 600 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 614 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3856 days ago · 616 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3849 days ago · 569 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3841 days ago · 589 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3838 days ago · 565 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.0249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3834 days ago · 549 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3832 days ago · 497 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.1256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3831 days ago · 556 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 3827 days ago · 399 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3824 days ago · 590 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3820 days ago · 591 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3817 days ago · 632 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 514 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 579 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 5.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 592 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3811 days ago · 571 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3807 days ago · 585 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3807 days ago · 487 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3865 days ago · 597 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3869 days ago · 447 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 5.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 557 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 595 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3871 days ago · 597 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3875 days ago · 565 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 3876 days ago · 565 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3878 days ago · 612 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3880 days ago · 622 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 602 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 3887 days ago · 649 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3890 days ago · 620 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 618 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3895 days ago · 560 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004w0a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.