Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Dec 15, 2014, 6:01 AM GMT+13 (17:01 UTC), 527 km (327 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 127 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-12-14 17:01:42 UTC
Depth
526.6 km (327.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.578° S, 178.813° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4312 days ago · 586 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4310 days ago · 636 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4310 days ago · 590 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.7187 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4309 days ago · 552 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.3184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4309 days ago · 537 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.2205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4308 days ago · 582 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 4.4234 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4308 days ago · 574 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4306 days ago · 599 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.6208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4306 days ago · 543 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.8279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4304 days ago · 589 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.5203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4304 days ago · 549 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.1194 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4304 days ago · 503 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.3230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4303 days ago · 581 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4302 days ago · 545 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 5.5127 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4299 days ago · 622 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.1115 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4299 days ago · 640 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4298 days ago · 595 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.1219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4298 days ago · 597 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 5.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4295 days ago · 575 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4291 days ago · 571 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.3235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4290 days ago · 554 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 4.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4288 days ago · 600 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 4.4248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4283 days ago · 556 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4282 days ago · 605 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4282 days ago · 588 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4277 days ago · 576 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 4.0117 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4277 days ago · 643 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 4.6188 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4276 days ago · 554 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 4.2250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4275 days ago · 533 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4274 days ago · 605 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4271 days ago · 634 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 4.2260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4268 days ago · 637 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 4.6195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4265 days ago · 538 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 4.3212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4255 days ago · 586 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 4.3172 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4255 days ago · 569 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 4.2199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4254 days ago · 577 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4253 days ago · 579 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4314 days ago · 580 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4319 days ago · 555 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4321 days ago · 595 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.2243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4321 days ago · 637 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.1274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4327 days ago · 553 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4328 days ago · 614 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4330 days ago · 607 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4330 days ago · 534 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4331 days ago · 578 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.4255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4338 days ago · 637 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.4226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4340 days ago · 580 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.5221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4341 days ago · 547 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4341 days ago · 578 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tcjs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.