Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 294 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 294 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Oct 21, 2016, 6:25 PM GMT+12 (06:25 UTC), 536 km (333 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 232 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
2016-10-21 06:25:42 UTC
Depth
535.7 km (332.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.644° S, 177.942° 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 16.5 km horizontally, 11.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3631 days ago · 389 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3630 days ago · 600 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3629 days ago · 615 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3626 days ago · 568 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.0223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3625 days ago · 588 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3624 days ago · 579 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3623 days ago · 597 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3621 days ago · 615 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 570 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.3248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3614 days ago · 539 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.4239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3614 days ago · 543 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.8230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 509 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 558 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3609 days ago · 530 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.0246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3608 days ago · 568 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 549 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.4247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3604 days ago · 576 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3602 days ago · 550 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.5240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 579 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 600 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3600 days ago · 558 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3600 days ago · 639 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3597 days ago · 546 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3597 days ago · 540 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 4.9232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3595 days ago · 585 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3593 days ago · 592 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 4.9Fiji region · 3593 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3590 days ago · 607 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3586 days ago · 631 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 4.2201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3585 days ago · 562 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 4.2Fiji region · 3583 days ago · 562 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 4.2Fiji region · 3582 days ago · 522 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3580 days ago · 590 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3580 days ago · 606 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 4.7236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 584 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3634 days ago · 599 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.4214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3637 days ago · 550 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.5224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3639 days ago · 548 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.3217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3639 days ago · 540 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.7251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3642 days ago · 526 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3643 days ago · 552 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3644 days ago · 597 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.2284 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3647 days ago · 563 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3649 days ago · 625 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3649 days ago · 603 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.3257 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3650 days ago · 545 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3651 days ago · 606 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3652 days ago · 559 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.0220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3653 days ago · 617 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3653 days ago · 592 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3654 days ago · 562 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3656 days ago · 560 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3657 days ago · 615 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3658 days ago · 567 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 491 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100072ec. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.