Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 246 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 246 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Apr 26, 2016, 7:42 AM GMT+12 (19:42 UTC), 583 km (362 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 229 km ENE 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
2016-04-25 19:42:05 UTC
Depth
583.3 km (362.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.717° S, 178.388° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 24.1 km horizontally, 13.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3811 days ago · 571 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.2197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3809 days ago · 548 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3809 days ago · 550 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3807 days ago · 585 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3807 days ago · 487 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3804 days ago · 473 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 5.2229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3800 days ago · 539 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3797 days ago · 588 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.3229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3796 days ago · 597 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3795 days ago · 527 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3793 days ago · 604 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 470 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 563 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.4226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3789 days ago · 518 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3783 days ago · 589 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.4256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3779 days ago · 622 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 634 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.1235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3776 days ago · 580 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 3775 days ago · 594 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.1205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3770 days ago · 549 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3769 days ago · 601 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 4.8241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 579 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 4.6255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 585 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 4.2247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3764 days ago · 550 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3764 days ago · 531 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3762 days ago · 622 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 4.2219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3756 days ago · 539 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 4.4199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3755 days ago · 521 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3755 days ago · 555 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 4.2Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 641 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 4.0236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3753 days ago · 612 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 5.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 592 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.6245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3813 days ago · 517 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 4.1211 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3814 days ago · 557 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3817 days ago · 632 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3817 days ago · 590 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.9236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3820 days ago · 539 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3824 days ago · 590 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.1199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3825 days ago · 542 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.3242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3829 days ago · 550 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3832 days ago · 497 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.2226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3833 days ago · 529 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.9218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3833 days ago · 510 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.0249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3834 days ago · 549 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.5238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3838 days ago · 536 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3841 days ago · 589 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005dvv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.