Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, May 29, 2015, 1:05 PM GMT+12 (01:05 UTC), 572 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 264 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
2015-05-29 01:05:52 UTC
Depth
572.4 km (355.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.494° S, 178.712° 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 18.2 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4140 days ago · 554 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.2211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4140 days ago · 574 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4138 days ago · 429 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4138 days ago · 533 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4137 days ago · 541 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.6219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4134 days ago · 577 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4134 days ago · 585 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 615 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4132 days ago · 541 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.2200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4132 days ago · 573 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.4232 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4131 days ago · 562 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.4209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4131 days ago · 566 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.4232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4127 days ago · 566 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.1256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4126 days ago · 585 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4124 days ago · 577 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4122 days ago · 570 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.2209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4121 days ago · 548 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4121 days ago · 561 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 4.0218 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4120 days ago · 587 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.0235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4119 days ago · 593 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4119 days ago · 570 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4117 days ago · 557 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 4.4237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4115 days ago · 624 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 4.2219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4112 days ago · 582 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 4.6238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4111 days ago · 576 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4108 days ago · 576 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 4.1217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4107 days ago · 560 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4102 days ago · 642 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4101 days ago · 623 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 4.1162 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4101 days ago · 555 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 4.3264 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4100 days ago · 581 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 4.4193 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4099 days ago · 512 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 4.4234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4097 days ago · 522 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 5.8264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4096 days ago · 536 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4095 days ago · 615 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 4.4218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4094 days ago · 536 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4093 days ago · 574 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 4.4217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4091 days ago · 573 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 4.4198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4087 days ago · 559 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4152 days ago · 598 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4152 days ago · 583 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4154 days ago · 618 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4169 days ago · 552 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.0270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4170 days ago · 490 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.1256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4172 days ago · 591 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.3268 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4173 days ago · 620 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4173 days ago · 512 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4175 days ago · 559 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002n93. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC.