Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Aug 4, 2016, 10:39 AM GMT+12 (22:39 UTC), 526 km (327 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 184 km ESE of Labasa, 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
2016-08-03 22:39:59 UTC
Depth
526.1 km (326.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.638° S, 178.803° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
46

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3711 days ago · 538 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3709 days ago · 602 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.0224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3708 days ago · 584 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.4289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3706 days ago · 615 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3704 days ago · 582 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.5184 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3704 days ago · 571 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3701 days ago · 518 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3699 days ago · 530 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.5224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3693 days ago · 520 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.4185 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3692 days ago · 557 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.1257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3690 days ago · 591 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.1214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3688 days ago · 533 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3688 days ago · 580 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.3225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3687 days ago · 538 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3687 days ago · 545 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3684 days ago · 582 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3676 days ago · 581 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3675 days ago · 569 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 4.3203 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3672 days ago · 571 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.1259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3672 days ago · 607 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3671 days ago · 602 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 3668 days ago · 561 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.1243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3665 days ago · 597 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 4.3221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3664 days ago · 557 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 4.0169 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 555 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 607 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 575 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 4.3246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3660 days ago · 544 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3659 days ago · 567 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3657 days ago · 615 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3656 days ago · 560 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 4.2209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3655 days ago · 614 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3655 days ago · 562 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3654 days ago · 592 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 4.0220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3654 days ago · 617 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3652 days ago · 606 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.7213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 612 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3713 days ago · 624 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3713 days ago · 559 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.6214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3724 days ago · 529 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.0271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3727 days ago · 630 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3730 days ago · 399 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3730 days ago · 552 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3733 days ago · 593 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3735 days ago · 575 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006afw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.