Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 280 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 280 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Apr 5, 2016, 7:37 PM GMT+12 (07:37 UTC), 497 km (309 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 238 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
2016-04-05 07:37:17 UTC
Depth
497.1 km (308.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.042° S, 178.030° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.5 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3831 days ago · 556 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.3242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3829 days ago · 550 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3824 days ago · 590 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.9236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3820 days ago · 539 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3820 days ago · 591 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3817 days ago · 590 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3817 days ago · 632 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 579 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.6245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3813 days ago · 517 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 5.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 592 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3811 days ago · 583 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3811 days ago · 571 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.2197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3809 days ago · 548 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3809 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3807 days ago · 585 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3807 days ago · 487 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3804 days ago · 473 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 5.2229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3800 days ago · 539 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 604 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 4.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3797 days ago · 588 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.3229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3796 days ago · 597 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3793 days ago · 604 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 470 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 563 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 3791 days ago · 523 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 4.4226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3789 days ago · 518 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3783 days ago · 589 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 4.4256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3779 days ago · 622 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 634 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 4.1235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3776 days ago · 580 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 4.4Fiji region · 3775 days ago · 594 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.2226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3833 days ago · 529 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.9218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3833 days ago · 510 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.0249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3834 days ago · 549 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3838 days ago · 565 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.5238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3838 days ago · 536 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3841 days ago · 589 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.4224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3847 days ago · 588 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.6215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3848 days ago · 517 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.7206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3852 days ago · 505 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3855 days ago · 616 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3857 days ago · 550 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 614 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 600 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.6246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 615 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 607 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.2290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3861 days ago · 595 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3862 days ago · 637 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005hg3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.