Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 227 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 227 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 2:24 PM GMT+12 (02:24 UTC), 582 km (362 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 239 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
2014-07-16 02:24:28 UTC
Depth
581.8 km (361.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.858° S, 178.545° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
112

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4463 days ago · 596 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4459 days ago · 616 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4456 days ago · 633 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.2179 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4453 days ago · 571 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4451 days ago · 458 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.4211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4449 days ago · 574 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.5240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4448 days ago · 576 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.7222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4448 days ago · 574 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.5264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4444 days ago · 556 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4442 days ago · 550 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.5219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4439 days ago · 556 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4439 days ago · 560 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.6248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4437 days ago · 531 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.5214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4433 days ago · 541 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 504 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4431 days ago · 555 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4430 days ago · 585 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4428 days ago · 456 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.0235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4427 days ago · 576 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4419 days ago · 589 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4418 days ago · 554 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 4.2215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4417 days ago · 623 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 4.1210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4415 days ago · 581 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4414 days ago · 560 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 4.8239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4413 days ago · 572 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4409 days ago · 584 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 4.2207 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4408 days ago · 567 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4406 days ago · 545 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.7242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4466 days ago · 527 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.4216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4467 days ago · 526 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.2272 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4468 days ago · 156 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.1177 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4469 days ago · 546 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.1271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4471 days ago · 593 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.3188 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4472 days ago · 547 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4473 days ago · 636 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4475 days ago · 572 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.0229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4480 days ago · 613 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.3215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4485 days ago · 607 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4485 days ago · 540 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4488 days ago · 590 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4489 days ago · 633 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.0218 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4490 days ago · 610 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.2239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4492 days ago · 584 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.6270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4493 days ago · 549 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4493 days ago · 590 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4493 days ago · 595 km deep · 13 km away

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