Fiji earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Oct 27, 2015, 1:11 AM GMT+12 (13:11 UTC), 563 km (350 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 210 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-10-26 13:11:58 UTC
Depth
562.9 km (349.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.986° S, 178.447° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
563

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3994 days ago · 564 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.3198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3990 days ago · 529 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3990 days ago · 574 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 5.2Fiji region · 3988 days ago · 608 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3985 days ago · 594 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 3984 days ago · 604 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3984 days ago · 605 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.1285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3981 days ago · 559 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3977 days ago · 575 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.1208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3977 days ago · 569 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.1247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3975 days ago · 598 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.1254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3974 days ago · 484 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.1165 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3974 days ago · 590 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.3220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3973 days ago · 568 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3972 days ago · 628 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3968 days ago · 597 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3968 days ago · 562 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3967 days ago · 604 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.0293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3967 days ago · 604 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 429 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.1235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 603 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 4.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 614 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3958 days ago · 573 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3958 days ago · 588 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 3956 days ago · 588 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 5.6210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3953 days ago · 547 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3949 days ago · 619 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 4.7239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3949 days ago · 583 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3949 days ago · 570 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 568 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 4.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 583 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 4.5232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3942 days ago · 585 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3937 days ago · 564 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 4.8237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3936 days ago · 567 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 4.2298 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3995 days ago · 454 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.2223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3995 days ago · 537 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.2198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3996 days ago · 558 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.0163 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3998 days ago · 552 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3998 days ago · 607 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4002 days ago · 521 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4003 days ago · 494 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4003 days ago · 588 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.6210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4008 days ago · 520 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.7228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4009 days ago · 533 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.1175 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4010 days ago · 566 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.5202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4010 days ago · 553 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.1228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4012 days ago · 570 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4012 days ago · 597 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 4.3273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 583 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 628 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4017 days ago · 583 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.5215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 546 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.1294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4021 days ago · 615 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.1205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4021 days ago · 532 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003ri2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.