Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Nov 26, 2016, 6:21 AM GMT+13 (17:21 UTC), 546 km (339 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-25 17:21:15 UTC
Depth
545.9 km (339.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.631° S, 178.742° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
35

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 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3598 days ago · 540 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.9232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3596 days ago · 585 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3594 days ago · 592 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3591 days ago · 607 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.3182 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3588 days ago · 519 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.2201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3586 days ago · 562 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3581 days ago · 590 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3581 days ago · 606 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.5161 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3576 days ago · 623 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.2221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3575 days ago · 510 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.7236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 584 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 565 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.5248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3566 days ago · 551 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3565 days ago · 607 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3558 days ago · 580 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.6235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3553 days ago · 544 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3550 days ago · 604 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3547 days ago · 518 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 4.1163 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3547 days ago · 563 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.2135 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3546 days ago · 597 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3539 days ago · 581 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 4.6241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3539 days ago · 564 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 4.2214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 594 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 639 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 600 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.5240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3602 days ago · 579 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3603 days ago · 550 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.4247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3604 days ago · 576 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.1186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 541 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3608 days ago · 549 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.0246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3608 days ago · 568 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 530 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 558 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.8230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3611 days ago · 509 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.4239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3614 days ago · 543 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.3248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3615 days ago · 539 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 538 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3618 days ago · 570 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3621 days ago · 615 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3625 days ago · 579 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.0223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3625 days ago · 588 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.3221 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3627 days ago · 597 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3627 days ago · 568 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007ecz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.