Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Sep 9, 2014, 5:53 PM GMT+12 (05:53 UTC), 584 km (363 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 222 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-09-09 05:53:16 UTC
Depth
584.3 km (363.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.957° S, 178.442° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
127

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2207 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4408 days ago · 567 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4406 days ago · 545 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4403 days ago · 585 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4402 days ago · 629 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.3232 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4401 days ago · 568 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.2212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4398 days ago · 587 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.9208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4398 days ago · 541 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4397 days ago · 633 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4397 days ago · 580 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4395 days ago · 575 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.5224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4393 days ago · 587 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4392 days ago · 636 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.8242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4389 days ago · 636 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4389 days ago · 600 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4387 days ago · 583 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 5.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4387 days ago · 572 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.5244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4386 days ago · 562 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.7189 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4386 days ago · 547 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.4189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4385 days ago · 544 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.1219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4381 days ago · 607 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4375 days ago · 557 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 4.2199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4370 days ago · 536 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4370 days ago · 588 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 4.0199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4369 days ago · 534 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 4.9243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4369 days ago · 598 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4369 days ago · 582 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4367 days ago · 605 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 4.8197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4365 days ago · 542 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4364 days ago · 593 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 4.0208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4362 days ago · 552 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4355 days ago · 651 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 4.1242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4354 days ago · 625 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4350 days ago · 697 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 4.3Fiji region · 4350 days ago · 616 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.8239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4413 days ago · 572 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4414 days ago · 560 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.1210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4415 days ago · 581 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.2215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4417 days ago · 623 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4418 days ago · 554 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4419 days ago · 589 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4423 days ago · 580 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.0235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4427 days ago · 576 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4428 days ago · 456 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4430 days ago · 585 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4430 days ago · 555 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 504 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 473 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.5214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4433 days ago · 541 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.6248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4437 days ago · 531 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4438 days ago · 560 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 4.5219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4439 days ago · 556 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000salx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.