Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 280 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 280 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, May 16, 2016, 8:39 PM GMT+12 (08:39 UTC), 563 km (350 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-16 08:39:41 UTC
Depth
563.1 km (349.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.011° S, 178.039° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3792 days ago · 523 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.4226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 518 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3784 days ago · 589 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.4256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3781 days ago · 622 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 634 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.1235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3777 days ago · 580 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3776 days ago · 594 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.1205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3771 days ago · 549 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3770 days ago · 601 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.8241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3766 days ago · 579 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.6255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3766 days ago · 585 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.2247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 550 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 531 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3763 days ago · 622 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 611 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.2219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3757 days ago · 539 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3757 days ago · 510 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.4199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3757 days ago · 521 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3756 days ago · 555 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 641 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 4.0236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3755 days ago · 612 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3749 days ago · 433 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 4.2267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3747 days ago · 540 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3747 days ago · 481 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 4.7232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3745 days ago · 519 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3740 days ago · 568 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3736 days ago · 575 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 3736 days ago · 568 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3734 days ago · 593 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3792 days ago · 470 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3794 days ago · 604 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3796 days ago · 527 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.3229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3798 days ago · 597 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3798 days ago · 588 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 5.2229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3801 days ago · 539 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3805 days ago · 473 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3808 days ago · 487 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3809 days ago · 585 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3810 days ago · 550 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.2197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3810 days ago · 548 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 571 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3813 days ago · 583 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 5.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3813 days ago · 592 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.6245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3814 days ago · 517 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 579 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3818 days ago · 632 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 3818 days ago · 590 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3821 days ago · 591 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.9236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3821 days ago · 539 km deep · 76 km away

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