Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 277 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 277 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, May 16, 2016, 1:15 PM GMT+12 (01:15 UTC), 470 km (292 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 241 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-16 01:15:53 UTC
Depth
469.9 km (292.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.135° S, 178.065° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
118

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3793 days ago · 563 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3792 days ago · 523 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3785 days ago · 589 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3782 days ago · 525 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.4256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3781 days ago · 622 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3781 days ago · 634 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.1235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3778 days ago · 580 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3777 days ago · 594 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.1205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3772 days ago · 549 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3770 days ago · 601 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.8241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3767 days ago · 579 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.6255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3767 days ago · 585 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.2247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 550 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 531 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3764 days ago · 622 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3764 days ago · 611 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.2219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3757 days ago · 539 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3757 days ago · 510 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3756 days ago · 555 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3756 days ago · 641 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 4.0236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3755 days ago · 612 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3749 days ago · 433 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 4.2267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3748 days ago · 540 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3748 days ago · 481 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 4.7232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 519 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3741 days ago · 568 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3737 days ago · 575 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 3736 days ago · 568 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3735 days ago · 593 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3795 days ago · 604 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.3229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3798 days ago · 597 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3799 days ago · 588 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 604 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 5.2229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3801 days ago · 539 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3806 days ago · 473 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3809 days ago · 487 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3809 days ago · 585 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3811 days ago · 550 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.2197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3811 days ago · 548 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 571 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3813 days ago · 583 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 5.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3814 days ago · 592 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.6245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3814 days ago · 517 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3815 days ago · 579 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3819 days ago · 632 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 3819 days ago · 590 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3821 days ago · 591 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 4.9236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3822 days ago · 539 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005hmx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.