Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 6:44 PM GMT+12 (06:44 UTC), 560 km (348 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 223 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
2015-03-16 06:44:41 UTC
Depth
560.3 km (348.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.502° S, 178.731° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 11.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
21

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4220 days ago · 556 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.2207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4217 days ago · 567 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4217 days ago · 591 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 5.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4215 days ago · 615 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4213 days ago · 566 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4213 days ago · 583 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4210 days ago · 593 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 5.9223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4204 days ago · 560 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.3212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4204 days ago · 554 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.1196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4204 days ago · 554 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4202 days ago · 604 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.1183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4201 days ago · 533 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4199 days ago · 568 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4199 days ago · 588 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4196 days ago · 627 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4193 days ago · 638 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.7234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4193 days ago · 552 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.6217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4186 days ago · 555 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4185 days ago · 617 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 5.1263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4185 days ago · 506 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4179 days ago · 554 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 4.2194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4179 days ago · 541 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4176 days ago · 559 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 4.6Fiji region · 4175 days ago · 512 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 4.3268 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4174 days ago · 620 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 4.1256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4174 days ago · 591 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 4.0270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4172 days ago · 490 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4170 days ago · 552 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4221 days ago · 573 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.7211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4226 days ago · 513 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.1198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4228 days ago · 535 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.8206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4232 days ago · 541 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4232 days ago · 626 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.3137 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4232 days ago · 614 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.1124 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4233 days ago · 577 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.7232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4237 days ago · 545 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4238 days ago · 521 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4240 days ago · 574 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.6211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4242 days ago · 557 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 5.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4243 days ago · 594 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.8248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4245 days ago · 576 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.4212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4249 days ago · 568 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 4.2244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4251 days ago · 633 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001nsi. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.