Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Aug 7, 2016, 5:32 PM GMT+12 (05:32 UTC), 584 km (363 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-08-07 05:32:38 UTC
Depth
583.9 km (362.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.562° S, 178.628° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 21.5 km horizontally, 18.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006cle. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.