Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Jan 30, 2016, 1:11 PM GMT+12 (01:11 UTC), 554 km (344 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 239 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
2016-01-30 01:11:55 UTC
Depth
553.5 km (343.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.609° S, 178.947° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3897 days ago · 586 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.4223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3896 days ago · 572 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3895 days ago · 560 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3892 days ago · 568 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.0241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 629 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3884 days ago · 602 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.4186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3883 days ago · 585 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3883 days ago · 562 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3874 days ago · 560 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3872 days ago · 610 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3871 days ago · 597 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 595 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 5.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3870 days ago · 557 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3866 days ago · 536 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3866 days ago · 597 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.1204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3861 days ago · 552 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 607 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.6246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 615 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 614 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3857 days ago · 550 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.7206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3852 days ago · 505 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 4.6215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3848 days ago · 517 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 4.4224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3847 days ago · 588 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3841 days ago · 589 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 4.5238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3839 days ago · 536 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3901 days ago · 564 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3902 days ago · 542 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.3210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3907 days ago · 596 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.2199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3908 days ago · 558 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3912 days ago · 557 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.5181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3913 days ago · 555 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3914 days ago · 601 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3917 days ago · 514 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.4213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3919 days ago · 557 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3919 days ago · 572 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.0234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3924 days ago · 551 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.6223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3926 days ago · 569 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.8202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3927 days ago · 549 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004wva. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.