Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 226 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 226 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Jul 16, 2016, 12:56 PM GMT+12 (00:56 UTC), 399 km (248 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 213 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
2016-07-16 00:56:17 UTC
Depth
399.3 km (248.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.880° S, 178.553° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3727 days ago · 630 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.6214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3724 days ago · 529 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3714 days ago · 559 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3713 days ago · 624 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.7213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 612 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.2204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3711 days ago · 526 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3711 days ago · 538 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3709 days ago · 602 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.0224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3708 days ago · 584 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.4289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3707 days ago · 615 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3705 days ago · 582 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3701 days ago · 518 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3699 days ago · 530 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.5224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3694 days ago · 520 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.4185 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3692 days ago · 557 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.1257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3690 days ago · 591 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.1214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3689 days ago · 533 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3688 days ago · 580 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.3225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3687 days ago · 538 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3687 days ago · 545 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3684 days ago · 582 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3681 days ago · 620 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 548 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3676 days ago · 581 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3675 days ago · 569 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 4.3203 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3672 days ago · 571 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 4.1259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3672 days ago · 607 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3671 days ago · 602 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3730 days ago · 552 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3733 days ago · 593 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3735 days ago · 568 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3735 days ago · 575 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3739 days ago · 568 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.7232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3744 days ago · 519 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 481 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.2267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 540 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3748 days ago · 433 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.0236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3753 days ago · 612 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3755 days ago · 555 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.4199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3755 days ago · 521 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.2219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3756 days ago · 539 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006geg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.