M4.5 earthquake 61 km NE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 61 km NE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Nov 4, 2016, 11:05 AM GMT+12 (23:05 UTC), 580 km (360 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-03 23:05:02 UTC
- Depth
- 579.8 km (360.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.659° S, 179.709° E
- 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 12.2 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- Stations used
- 131
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007403. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.