Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Dec 27, 2016, 9:47 AM GMT+13 (20:47 UTC), 551 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 240 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
2016-12-26 20:47:49 UTC
Depth
550.7 km (342.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.606° S, 178.393° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 13.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3565 days ago · 607 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3558 days ago · 580 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3555 days ago · 533 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.6235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3553 days ago · 544 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3550 days ago · 604 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3547 days ago · 518 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 581 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.6241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 564 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.2214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 594 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3537 days ago · 596 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.2249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3533 days ago · 595 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 619 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.3193 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 551 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.5217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 546 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3529 days ago · 597 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3527 days ago · 612 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 5.1240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3523 days ago · 624 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3515 days ago · 613 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.2251 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3514 days ago · 609 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3509 days ago · 551 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.4232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3508 days ago · 604 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 565 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.7236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 584 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.2221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3575 days ago · 510 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3581 days ago · 606 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3581 days ago · 590 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.2201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3586 days ago · 562 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3587 days ago · 631 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.3182 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3588 days ago · 519 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3591 days ago · 607 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3594 days ago · 592 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.9232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3596 days ago · 585 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007t2c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.