Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 291 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 291 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 3:56 PM GMT+12 (03:56 UTC), 517 km (321 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
2015-03-21 03:56:35 UTC
Depth
516.7 km (321.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.056° S, 177.929° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4214 days ago · 615 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.1271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4214 days ago · 547 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4213 days ago · 581 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4212 days ago · 566 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4212 days ago · 583 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4209 days ago · 593 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 5.9223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4203 days ago · 560 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.3212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4203 days ago · 554 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4201 days ago · 604 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4198 days ago · 588 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4195 days ago · 627 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4192 days ago · 638 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.7234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4192 days ago · 552 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.6217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4185 days ago · 555 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 5.1263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4184 days ago · 506 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4180 days ago · 632 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4175 days ago · 559 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 4.3268 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4174 days ago · 620 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.1256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4173 days ago · 591 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 562 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 4.0270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4171 days ago · 490 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 4164 days ago · 604 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4216 days ago · 591 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.2207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4216 days ago · 567 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4219 days ago · 622 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 5.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4219 days ago · 556 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4219 days ago · 622 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4220 days ago · 573 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4221 days ago · 618 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 4223 days ago · 579 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4231 days ago · 626 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.1295 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4236 days ago · 468 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.7232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4236 days ago · 545 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4237 days ago · 521 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4239 days ago · 574 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.6211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4241 days ago · 557 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 5.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4242 days ago · 594 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.8248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4244 days ago · 576 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001qlb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.