Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Apr 21, 2015, 11:03 PM GMT+12 (11:03 UTC), 617 km (383 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 219 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
2015-04-21 11:03:55 UTC
Depth
616.6 km (383.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.508° S, 178.822° 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 17.2 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4179 days ago · 554 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.2194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4178 days ago · 541 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4176 days ago · 559 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4174 days ago · 512 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.3268 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4174 days ago · 620 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.1256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4174 days ago · 591 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.0270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4171 days ago · 490 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4170 days ago · 552 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4155 days ago · 618 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4154 days ago · 583 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4153 days ago · 598 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.0120 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4147 days ago · 603 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.2218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4147 days ago · 572 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.2243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4142 days ago · 554 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.2211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4141 days ago · 574 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4140 days ago · 429 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4139 days ago · 541 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.6219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4135 days ago · 577 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4135 days ago · 585 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4135 days ago · 615 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 541 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 4.2200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 573 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 4.4232 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 562 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 4.4209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4132 days ago · 566 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 4.4232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4128 days ago · 566 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4125 days ago · 577 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.6217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4185 days ago · 555 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.7234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4192 days ago · 552 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4193 days ago · 638 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4195 days ago · 627 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4198 days ago · 588 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4199 days ago · 568 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.1183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4201 days ago · 533 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4201 days ago · 604 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.1196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4204 days ago · 554 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.3212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4204 days ago · 554 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 5.9223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4204 days ago · 560 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4209 days ago · 593 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4212 days ago · 583 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4213 days ago · 566 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200029v0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC.