Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 243 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 243 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Nov 22, 2016, 7:48 AM GMT+13 (18:48 UTC), 600 km (373 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
2016-11-21 18:48:42 UTC
Depth
599.6 km (372.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.044° S, 178.388° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3600 days ago · 558 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3600 days ago · 639 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3597 days ago · 546 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3597 days ago · 540 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.9232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3595 days ago · 585 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3593 days ago · 592 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3590 days ago · 607 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3587 days ago · 631 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.2201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3585 days ago · 562 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3583 days ago · 562 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3582 days ago · 522 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3581 days ago · 590 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3581 days ago · 606 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.7236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 584 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3572 days ago · 565 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3569 days ago · 596 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.5248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3566 days ago · 551 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3564 days ago · 607 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3558 days ago · 630 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3557 days ago · 580 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 4.7Fiji region · 3555 days ago · 575 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 3555 days ago · 533 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 4.6235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3553 days ago · 544 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 3551 days ago · 572 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3549 days ago · 604 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 3548 days ago · 597 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3547 days ago · 518 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.5240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 579 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3602 days ago · 550 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.4247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3604 days ago · 576 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.1186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 541 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 549 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.2174 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.0246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3608 days ago · 568 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3609 days ago · 530 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 558 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.8230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 509 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.4239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3614 days ago · 543 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.3248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3614 days ago · 539 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 538 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 570 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3621 days ago · 615 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3623 days ago · 597 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3624 days ago · 579 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.0223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3625 days ago · 588 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.3221 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3626 days ago · 597 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3626 days ago · 568 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007drc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.