Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Dec 12, 2016, 3:34 PM GMT+13 (02:34 UTC), 590 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 240 km E 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
2016-12-12 02:34:24 UTC
Depth
589.6 km (366.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.816° S, 178.529° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3580 days ago · 606 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.2221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3574 days ago · 510 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.7236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 584 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3572 days ago · 565 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.5248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3566 days ago · 551 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3564 days ago · 607 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3557 days ago · 580 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3555 days ago · 533 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.6235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3553 days ago · 544 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3549 days ago · 604 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3547 days ago · 518 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 581 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.6241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 564 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.2214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3537 days ago · 594 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3537 days ago · 596 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.2249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3532 days ago · 595 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 619 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.5217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3530 days ago · 546 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3529 days ago · 597 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3527 days ago · 612 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 5.1240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3523 days ago · 624 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3582 days ago · 522 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.2201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3585 days ago · 562 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3586 days ago · 631 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3590 days ago · 607 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3593 days ago · 592 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.9232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3595 days ago · 585 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3597 days ago · 540 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3597 days ago · 546 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3600 days ago · 639 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3600 days ago · 558 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 600 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.5240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3601 days ago · 579 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3602 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.4247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3604 days ago · 576 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.1186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3606 days ago · 541 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 549 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.2174 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3607 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.0246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3608 days ago · 568 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3609 days ago · 530 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 558 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200082um. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.