Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Nov 16, 2016, 3:40 PM GMT+13 (02:40 UTC), 541 km (336 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-16 02:40:03 UTC
Depth
540.8 km (336.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.430° S, 179.058° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3605 days ago · 576 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.5240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3602 days ago · 579 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3602 days ago · 600 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.2148 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3599 days ago · 499 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3598 days ago · 546 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3598 days ago · 540 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.9232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3596 days ago · 585 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3594 days ago · 592 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3591 days ago · 607 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.3182 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3588 days ago · 519 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.2201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3586 days ago · 562 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3582 days ago · 590 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3581 days ago · 606 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.5161 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3577 days ago · 623 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.2221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3575 days ago · 510 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.7236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3574 days ago · 584 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 565 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.5248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3567 days ago · 551 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3565 days ago · 607 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3558 days ago · 580 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.6235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3554 days ago · 544 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3550 days ago · 604 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3548 days ago · 518 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.0246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3609 days ago · 568 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3611 days ago · 558 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.8230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3611 days ago · 509 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.4239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3615 days ago · 543 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.3248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3615 days ago · 539 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 538 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3622 days ago · 615 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.0223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3626 days ago · 588 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.3201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3631 days ago · 533 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.3189 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3634 days ago · 530 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.3138 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3634 days ago · 580 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.1131 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3634 days ago · 640 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 5.0127 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3634 days ago · 653 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3635 days ago · 599 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007dj1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.