Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 217 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 217 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Apr 21, 2015, 1:48 AM GMT+12 (13:48 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-04-20 13:48:24 UTC
Depth
554.5 km (344.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.842° S, 178.641° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
282

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4183 days ago · 617 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 5.1263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4183 days ago · 506 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4179 days ago · 632 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4177 days ago · 554 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.2194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4177 days ago · 541 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4174 days ago · 559 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4173 days ago · 512 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.3268 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4173 days ago · 620 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.1256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4172 days ago · 591 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.0270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4170 days ago · 490 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4168 days ago · 552 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4153 days ago · 618 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4152 days ago · 583 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4152 days ago · 598 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.0120 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4146 days ago · 603 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.2218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4146 days ago · 572 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.2243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4140 days ago · 554 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.2211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4139 days ago · 574 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4139 days ago · 581 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4138 days ago · 429 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4137 days ago · 533 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4137 days ago · 541 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 4.7Fiji region · 4134 days ago · 576 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 4.6219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4134 days ago · 577 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 585 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 5.0283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 548 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 615 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 4.8285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 555 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4132 days ago · 541 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 4.2200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4132 days ago · 573 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 4.4232 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4131 days ago · 562 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 4.4209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4131 days ago · 566 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 4.4232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4127 days ago · 566 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 4.1256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4126 days ago · 585 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.7234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4191 days ago · 552 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4191 days ago · 638 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4194 days ago · 627 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4197 days ago · 588 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4197 days ago · 568 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.1183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4199 days ago · 533 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4200 days ago · 604 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.1196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4202 days ago · 554 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.3212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4202 days ago · 554 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 5.9223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4202 days ago · 560 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4208 days ago · 593 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4211 days ago · 583 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4211 days ago · 566 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4212 days ago · 581 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.1271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4213 days ago · 547 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 5.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4213 days ago · 615 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200027sg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.