Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 169 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 169 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 2:04 PM GMT+12 (02:04 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 127 km E of Levuka, 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
2016-09-22 02:04:16 UTC
Depth
554.8 km (344.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.343° S, 179.277° 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 30.9 km horizontally, 14.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3664 days ago · 575 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 544 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3659 days ago · 560 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.0220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3656 days ago · 617 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3647 days ago · 597 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3646 days ago · 552 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.7251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3645 days ago · 526 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.5194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3644 days ago · 529 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.3217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3642 days ago · 540 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.5224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3642 days ago · 548 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.4214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3640 days ago · 550 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 5.0127 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3636 days ago · 653 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.1131 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3636 days ago · 640 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.3138 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3636 days ago · 580 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.3189 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3636 days ago · 530 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.3201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3633 days ago · 533 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.0223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3628 days ago · 588 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3619 days ago · 538 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.3248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 539 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.4239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 543 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 4.8230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3613 days ago · 509 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3613 days ago · 558 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.0246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3611 days ago · 568 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 4.1186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 541 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 4.4247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 576 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.3221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3666 days ago · 557 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.3203 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3675 days ago · 571 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.3225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3690 days ago · 538 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.1214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3691 days ago · 533 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006u41. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.