Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 293 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 293 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Aug 17, 2016, 2:06 AM GMT+12 (14:06 UTC), 530 km (329 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. 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
2016-08-16 14:06:08 UTC
Depth
529.9 km (329.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.794° S, 177.931° 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 20.4 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
266°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3694 days ago · 520 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 573 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.1257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3690 days ago · 591 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.1214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3689 days ago · 533 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 625 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3688 days ago · 580 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.3225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3688 days ago · 538 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3685 days ago · 582 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3682 days ago · 620 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 548 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3676 days ago · 581 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3676 days ago · 569 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.1259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3672 days ago · 607 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3672 days ago · 602 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3669 days ago · 561 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3668 days ago · 540 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 3667 days ago · 629 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.1243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3665 days ago · 597 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 3665 days ago · 564 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 607 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 575 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 4.3246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3660 days ago · 544 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 491 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3659 days ago · 567 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3657 days ago · 615 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3657 days ago · 560 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3655 days ago · 562 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3654 days ago · 592 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 4.0220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3654 days ago · 617 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3653 days ago · 559 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3652 days ago · 606 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 4.3257 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3651 days ago · 545 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 4.2Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 603 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3650 days ago · 625 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 4.2284 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3648 days ago · 563 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3645 days ago · 597 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3644 days ago · 552 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 4.7251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3643 days ago · 526 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 4.3217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3640 days ago · 540 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 4.5224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3639 days ago · 548 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3701 days ago · 518 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3705 days ago · 582 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.4289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3707 days ago · 615 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.0224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3708 days ago · 584 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3709 days ago · 602 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 538 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.2204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 526 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.7213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 612 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3713 days ago · 624 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3714 days ago · 559 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3720 days ago · 430 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.6214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3724 days ago · 529 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.0271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3727 days ago · 630 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 533 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006f5a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.