Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jun 13, 2016, 4:51 AM GMT+12 (16:51 UTC), 531 km (330 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 232 km ENE 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
2016-06-12 16:51:11 UTC
Depth
531.4 km (330.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.119° S, 177.953° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3762 days ago · 622 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 611 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3756 days ago · 510 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3755 days ago · 555 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 641 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.0236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3754 days ago · 612 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3748 days ago · 433 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3747 days ago · 540 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 481 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.7232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3744 days ago · 519 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3739 days ago · 568 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3735 days ago · 575 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3735 days ago · 568 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3733 days ago · 593 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3731 days ago · 552 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3730 days ago · 399 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 533 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.0271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3727 days ago · 630 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3720 days ago · 430 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3714 days ago · 559 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3713 days ago · 624 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 4.7213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 612 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3711 days ago · 538 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3709 days ago · 602 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 4.0224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3708 days ago · 584 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 4.4289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3707 days ago · 615 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3705 days ago · 582 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.2247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3764 days ago · 550 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.6255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 585 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.8241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 579 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3769 days ago · 601 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.1205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3770 days ago · 549 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3775 days ago · 594 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.1235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3776 days ago · 580 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 634 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.4256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3780 days ago · 622 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3781 days ago · 525 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3783 days ago · 589 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3791 days ago · 523 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 563 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 470 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3793 days ago · 604 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006535. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.