Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Aug 16, 2014, 7:55 AM GMT+12 (19:55 UTC), 541 km (336 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-08-15 19:55:43 UTC
Depth
541.4 km (336.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.690° S, 178.699° 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
±0.12
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 504 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4431 days ago · 555 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4428 days ago · 456 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.0235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4427 days ago · 576 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4419 days ago · 589 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4418 days ago · 554 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.2215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4417 days ago · 623 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.1210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4415 days ago · 581 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4414 days ago · 560 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.8239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4413 days ago · 572 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4409 days ago · 584 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.2207 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4408 days ago · 567 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4406 days ago · 545 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4404 days ago · 585 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.5236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4403 days ago · 629 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.3232 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4401 days ago · 568 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.3199 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4401 days ago · 618 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.2212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4398 days ago · 587 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.9208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4398 days ago · 541 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4397 days ago · 633 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4397 days ago · 580 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4395 days ago · 575 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 4.5224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4393 days ago · 587 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4392 days ago · 636 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 4.8242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4390 days ago · 636 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4389 days ago · 600 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4388 days ago · 583 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 5.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4387 days ago · 572 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 4.5244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4386 days ago · 562 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 4.7189 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4386 days ago · 547 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 4.4189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4385 days ago · 544 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 4.1219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4381 days ago · 607 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4376 days ago · 557 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.6248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4437 days ago · 531 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.5219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4439 days ago · 556 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4442 days ago · 550 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.5264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4444 days ago · 556 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.7222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4448 days ago · 574 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.5240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4448 days ago · 576 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.4211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4449 days ago · 574 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4451 days ago · 458 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.2179 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4454 days ago · 571 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4456 days ago · 633 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4459 days ago · 616 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000s7df. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.