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M4.5 earthquake 250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Aug 24, 2008, 12:48 AM GMT+12 (12:48 UTC), 553 km (343 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 266 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
2008-08-23 12:48:09 UTC
Depth
552.8 km (343.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.516° S, 178.389° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000gfb2. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6614 days ago · 633 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.4242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6610 days ago · 603 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6610 days ago · 578 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6604 days ago · 593 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6603 days ago · 638 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.7245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6602 days ago · 527 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.1196 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6600 days ago · 675 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.1203 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6598 days ago · 539 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 5.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6598 days ago · 534 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.8Fiji region · 6597 days ago · 522 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.8242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6591 days ago · 607 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.8259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6590 days ago · 554 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 6589 days ago · 604 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.4230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6588 days ago · 580 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6588 days ago · 597 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.7252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6587 days ago · 534 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 4.1202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6586 days ago · 535 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.5217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6586 days ago · 553 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 3.4239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6585 days ago · 611 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 5.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6581 days ago · 571 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 3.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6578 days ago · 592 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.4207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6578 days ago · 631 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6577 days ago · 608 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6577 days ago · 563 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 3.9260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6576 days ago · 596 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 3.7195 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6576 days ago · 557 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 4.1237 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6576 days ago · 443 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 4.7212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6576 days ago · 567 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 4.1212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6575 days ago · 599 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 3.6224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6559 days ago · 611 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 3.9211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6556 days ago · 615 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.6239 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6623 days ago · 466 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.1245 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 6623 days ago · 551 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.1216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6629 days ago · 551 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.7208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6629 days ago · 583 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.5277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6630 days ago · 616 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.0209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6631 days ago · 559 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.5213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6633 days ago · 548 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.9253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6637 days ago · 628 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.2221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 6637 days ago · 564 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6642 days ago · 614 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.5175 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6644 days ago · 636 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.3178 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6644 days ago · 622 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfb2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.