Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Apr 6, 2016, 8:15 AM GMT+12 (20:15 UTC), 556 km (345 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-05 20:15:20 UTC
Depth
555.5 km (345.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.827° S, 178.385° 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 21.2 km horizontally, 12.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 3827 days ago · 399 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.9216 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 3825 days ago · 600 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3820 days ago · 591 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3817 days ago · 632 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 3814 days ago · 514 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 579 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 5.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 592 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3811 days ago · 571 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3807 days ago · 585 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3807 days ago · 487 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3804 days ago · 473 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 604 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.3229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3796 days ago · 597 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 470 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 563 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3791 days ago · 523 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 3781 days ago · 525 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.4256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3779 days ago · 622 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 634 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3832 days ago · 497 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3838 days ago · 565 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3841 days ago · 589 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3853 days ago · 494 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 614 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 600 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.6246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 615 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.2290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3861 days ago · 595 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005hgv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.