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M4.2 earthquake 219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jul 2, 2015, 1:37 PM GMT+12 (01:37 UTC), 582 km (361 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
2015-07-02 01:37:55 UTC
Depth
581.5 km (361.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.640° S, 178.664° 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 15.4 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4111 days ago · 576 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4108 days ago · 576 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.1217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4107 days ago · 560 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4102 days ago · 642 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4101 days ago · 623 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.1162 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4101 days ago · 555 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.3264 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4100 days ago · 581 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.4193 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4099 days ago · 512 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.4234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4097 days ago · 522 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 5.8264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4096 days ago · 536 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4095 days ago · 615 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.4218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4094 days ago · 536 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 4.5286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4093 days ago · 616 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4092 days ago · 574 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.4217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4091 days ago · 573 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.4198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4087 days ago · 559 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4082 days ago · 623 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.0217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4080 days ago · 589 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 4.1239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4073 days ago · 512 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4072 days ago · 604 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4071 days ago · 555 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.6281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4068 days ago · 581 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4067 days ago · 539 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4064 days ago · 613 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4064 days ago · 552 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 4.6212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4060 days ago · 546 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 4.0254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4058 days ago · 651 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 4.0265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4058 days ago · 561 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 4.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4058 days ago · 585 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.4237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4115 days ago · 624 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4117 days ago · 557 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4119 days ago · 570 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.0235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4119 days ago · 593 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.0218 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4120 days ago · 587 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4121 days ago · 561 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.2209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4121 days ago · 548 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4122 days ago · 570 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4124 days ago · 577 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.1256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4126 days ago · 585 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.4232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4127 days ago · 566 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.4209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4131 days ago · 566 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.4232 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4131 days ago · 562 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.2200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4132 days ago · 573 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4132 days ago · 541 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 615 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 5.0283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 548 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4134 days ago · 585 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.6219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4134 days ago · 577 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4137 days ago · 541 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002xxu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.