Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 292 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 292 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Dec 22, 2014, 5:24 AM GMT+13 (16:24 UTC), 582 km (362 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-12-21 16:24:45 UTC
Depth
582.3 km (361.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.425° S, 177.942° 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 16.5 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4304 days ago · 589 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.1194 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4304 days ago · 503 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4303 days ago · 602 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4302 days ago · 545 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4302 days ago · 534 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4297 days ago · 595 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.1219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4297 days ago · 597 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4297 days ago · 595 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 635 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4291 days ago · 571 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4287 days ago · 600 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4284 days ago · 574 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 574 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4282 days ago · 605 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4281 days ago · 588 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 624 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 576 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4277 days ago · 576 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.2250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4274 days ago · 533 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4271 days ago · 634 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 4266 days ago · 590 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4266 days ago · 634 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 4265 days ago · 633 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 562 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 4.0Fiji region · 4262 days ago · 610 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4306 days ago · 599 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4310 days ago · 636 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 4317 days ago · 483 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4319 days ago · 555 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4321 days ago · 595 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4321 days ago · 610 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.2243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4321 days ago · 637 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.1274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4327 days ago · 553 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4328 days ago · 614 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 4329 days ago · 563 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4330 days ago · 607 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4330 days ago · 534 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4331 days ago · 578 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 4334 days ago · 553 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 4335 days ago · 533 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tcv2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.