Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 9:16 AM GMT-12 (21:16 UTC), 586 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-03-16 21:16:57 UTC
Depth
586.4 km (364.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.759° S, 179.370° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.8 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
83

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2021 days ago · 598 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 6.0Fiji region · 2006 days ago · 595 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2005 days ago · 606 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2003 days ago · 619 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 1998 days ago · 568 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 5.4Fiji region · 1991 days ago · 578 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1989 days ago · 579 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 1985 days ago · 585 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1981 days ago · 548 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1980 days ago · 591 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1978 days ago · 596 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1977 days ago · 612 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 1976 days ago · 564 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 1966 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1963 days ago · 629 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2034 days ago · 588 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 2035 days ago · 548 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2044 days ago · 585 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2045 days ago · 582 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dk0f. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC.