Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jun 30, 2015, 2:58 AM GMT+12 (14:58 UTC), 585 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. 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
2015-06-29 14:58:46 UTC
Depth
585.1 km (363.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.966° S, 178.912° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 18.6 km horizontally, 13.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4102 days ago · 566 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4098 days ago · 574 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 4090 days ago · 619 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4074 days ago · 561 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4063 days ago · 558 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4060 days ago · 616 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 4057 days ago · 591 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4054 days ago · 585 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 4118 days ago · 610 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 6.0Fiji region · 4121 days ago · 563 km deep · 80 km away · tsunami flag
  3. 5.9Fiji region · 4127 days ago · 656 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 592 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 572 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4134 days ago · 578 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.9251 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4140 days ago · 671 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 5.0242 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4140 days ago · 656 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 538 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002xfb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.