M3.9 earthquake 216 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 216 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Apr 12, 2016, 12:19 PM GMT+12 (00:19 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-04-12 00:19:27 UTC
- Depth
- 600.1 km (372.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.192° S, 179.003° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 15.3 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 89°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005k3w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.