Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 147 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 147 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jun 6, 2016, 1:04 PM GMT+12 (01:04 UTC), 598 km (371 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 241 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
2016-06-06 01:04:27 UTC
Depth
597.7 km (371.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.013° S, 179.291° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
117

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3770 days ago · 549 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.8241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 579 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.2219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3756 days ago · 539 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.4199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3756 days ago · 521 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3755 days ago · 555 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.0236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3754 days ago · 612 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3748 days ago · 433 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.7232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3744 days ago · 519 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3735 days ago · 575 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3733 days ago · 593 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3731 days ago · 552 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3730 days ago · 399 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.6214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3724 days ago · 529 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3714 days ago · 559 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.7213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 612 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.2204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 526 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.1235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3776 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3783 days ago · 589 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.4226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3790 days ago · 518 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.1125 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 670 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3793 days ago · 604 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3795 days ago · 527 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.3229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3797 days ago · 597 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3797 days ago · 588 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.1142 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3798 days ago · 608 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 5.2229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3800 days ago · 539 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000629b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.