Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Oct 18, 2014, 9:23 AM GMT+12 (21:23 UTC), 536 km (333 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 243 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
2014-10-17 21:23:25 UTC
Depth
536.3 km (333.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.406° S, 178.929° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 14.0 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
66

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4370 days ago · 588 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.0199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4369 days ago · 534 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.9243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4369 days ago · 598 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4368 days ago · 582 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4367 days ago · 605 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.8197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4365 days ago · 542 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4364 days ago · 593 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.0208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4362 days ago · 552 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4355 days ago · 651 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.1242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4353 days ago · 625 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.9183 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4351 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4347 days ago · 514 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.5227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4347 days ago · 539 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.2208 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4346 days ago · 555 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.3211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4344 days ago · 551 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.2213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4343 days ago · 548 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4341 days ago · 578 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.5221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4341 days ago · 547 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.4226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4340 days ago · 580 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4330 days ago · 534 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4330 days ago · 607 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4328 days ago · 614 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 4.2243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4321 days ago · 637 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4321 days ago · 595 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4319 days ago · 555 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4314 days ago · 580 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4312 days ago · 527 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 4.7222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4312 days ago · 586 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.1219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4381 days ago · 607 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.4189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4384 days ago · 544 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.7189 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4385 days ago · 547 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.5244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4386 days ago · 562 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 5.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4387 days ago · 572 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4387 days ago · 583 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4389 days ago · 600 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.8242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4389 days ago · 636 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.5224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4393 days ago · 587 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4395 days ago · 575 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4396 days ago · 580 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4397 days ago · 633 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.9208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4398 days ago · 541 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.2212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4398 days ago · 587 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000srph. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.