Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 4:02 PM GMT+13 (03:02 UTC), 599 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. 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
2022-03-16 03:02:00 UTC
Depth
599.4 km (372.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.876° S, 177.626° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1660 days ago · 569 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.7285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1659 days ago · 595 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1657 days ago · 339 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1657 days ago · 555 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1653 days ago · 462 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1652 days ago · 624 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.0295 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 1646 days ago · 576 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 1642 days ago · 514 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1641 days ago · 503 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1641 days ago · 561 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 1634 days ago · 508 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1629 days ago · 569 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.7Fiji region · 1621 days ago · 435 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.1278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1614 days ago · 572 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.1287 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1609 days ago · 570 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1608 days ago · 544 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.5288 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1663 days ago · 581 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.0274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1666 days ago · 618 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.1268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1666 days ago · 572 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.1286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1667 days ago · 619 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1668 days ago · 541 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1672 days ago · 571 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1674 days ago · 423 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.3271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1677 days ago · 584 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1677 days ago · 609 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 1677 days ago · 605 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1680 days ago · 614 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1687 days ago · 630 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1687 days ago · 546 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.2286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1690 days ago · 570 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1690 days ago · 442 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1692 days ago · 633 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h6g3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC.