Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 257 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 257 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Aug 25, 2016, 6:40 PM GMT+12 (06:40 UTC), 591 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 251 km ENE 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
2016-08-25 06:40:00 UTC
Depth
591.2 km (367.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.692° S, 178.283° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3688 days ago · 533 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3688 days ago · 580 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.3225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3687 days ago · 538 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3687 days ago · 545 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3684 days ago · 582 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3681 days ago · 620 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 548 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3675 days ago · 581 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3675 days ago · 569 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.3203 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3672 days ago · 571 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.1259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3671 days ago · 607 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3671 days ago · 602 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3668 days ago · 561 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3667 days ago · 540 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.1243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3665 days ago · 597 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 3665 days ago · 564 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.3221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3664 days ago · 557 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 607 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 575 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.3246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3660 days ago · 544 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3658 days ago · 567 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3657 days ago · 615 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3656 days ago · 560 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 4.2209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3655 days ago · 614 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3654 days ago · 562 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3654 days ago · 592 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 4.0220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3653 days ago · 617 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3652 days ago · 559 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3651 days ago · 606 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 4.3257 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3651 days ago · 545 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 4.2241 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3650 days ago · 530 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 4.2Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 603 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3650 days ago · 625 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 4.2284 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3647 days ago · 563 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3645 days ago · 597 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3643 days ago · 552 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 4.7251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3643 days ago · 526 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 4.5194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3641 days ago · 529 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 4.3217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3639 days ago · 540 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 4.5224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3639 days ago · 548 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 4.4214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3637 days ago · 550 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3635 days ago · 599 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 4.3189 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3633 days ago · 530 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3633 days ago · 536 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 4.3201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3630 days ago · 533 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 4.3Fiji region · 3630 days ago · 600 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.4185 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3692 days ago · 557 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.5224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3693 days ago · 520 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3698 days ago · 530 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3700 days ago · 518 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3704 days ago · 582 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.4289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3706 days ago · 615 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.0224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3708 days ago · 584 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3709 days ago · 602 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3711 days ago · 538 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.2204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3711 days ago · 526 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.7213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3711 days ago · 612 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 624 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3713 days ago · 559 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3719 days ago · 430 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006vbv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.