Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Sep 22, 2015, 5:21 AM GMT+12 (17:21 UTC), 540 km (335 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 228 km ENE 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
2015-09-21 17:21:07 UTC
Depth
539.6 km (335.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.318° S, 179.129° 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 25.1 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 532 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.5215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 546 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.1228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4011 days ago · 570 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.5202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4010 days ago · 553 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.1175 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4009 days ago · 566 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.7228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4009 days ago · 533 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.6210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4008 days ago · 520 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4003 days ago · 588 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.0163 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3997 days ago · 552 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.2198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3996 days ago · 558 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.2223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3994 days ago · 537 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.0219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3994 days ago · 564 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.3198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3990 days ago · 529 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3990 days ago · 574 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3985 days ago · 594 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.1208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3976 days ago · 569 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.1247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3975 days ago · 598 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.1165 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3973 days ago · 590 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.3220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3973 days ago · 568 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.1223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4031 days ago · 546 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4032 days ago · 567 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.0195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4034 days ago · 299 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4040 days ago · 532 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.2227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4049 days ago · 584 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4057 days ago · 585 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.0254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4058 days ago · 651 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.6212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4059 days ago · 546 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003lab. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.