Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 251 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 251 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Aug 10, 2015, 5:31 PM GMT+12 (05:31 UTC), 604 km (375 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 235 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
2015-08-10 05:31:43 UTC
Depth
604.1 km (375.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.748° S, 178.337° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4071 days ago · 555 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.6281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4067 days ago · 581 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4066 days ago · 539 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4064 days ago · 613 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4063 days ago · 552 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.6212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4059 days ago · 546 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.0254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4058 days ago · 651 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.0265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4057 days ago · 561 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4057 days ago · 585 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.2227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4049 days ago · 584 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4048 days ago · 606 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4046 days ago · 597 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4046 days ago · 494 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4044 days ago · 641 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4041 days ago · 573 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4040 days ago · 532 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4039 days ago · 601 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.0195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4034 days ago · 299 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4032 days ago · 567 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 4031 days ago · 463 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 4.1223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4031 days ago · 546 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 4.0184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4029 days ago · 540 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4029 days ago · 591 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4028 days ago · 619 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4028 days ago · 495 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 4.1205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 532 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 4.1294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 615 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 4.5215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 546 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4017 days ago · 583 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 628 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 4.3273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 583 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.1239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4072 days ago · 512 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.0217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4080 days ago · 589 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4081 days ago · 623 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4081 days ago · 461 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.4198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4086 days ago · 559 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.4217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4090 days ago · 573 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4092 days ago · 574 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.5286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4093 days ago · 616 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.4218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4093 days ago · 536 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4094 days ago · 615 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 5.8264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4095 days ago · 536 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.4234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4096 days ago · 522 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.4193 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4098 days ago · 512 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.3264 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4099 days ago · 581 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4101 days ago · 623 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4102 days ago · 642 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100035ac. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC.