Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jul 20, 2015, 4:24 PM GMT+12 (04:24 UTC), 616 km (383 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 235 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-07-20 04:24:14 UTC
Depth
615.9 km (382.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.128° S, 177.979° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
112

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4092 days ago · 574 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.4217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4091 days ago · 573 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.4198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4087 days ago · 559 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4082 days ago · 461 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4081 days ago · 623 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.0217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4080 days ago · 589 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4079 days ago · 638 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.1239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4072 days ago · 512 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4072 days ago · 604 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.6281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4068 days ago · 581 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4067 days ago · 539 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4064 days ago · 613 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 4063 days ago · 585 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4063 days ago · 552 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.0254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4058 days ago · 651 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 4.0265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4058 days ago · 561 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4057 days ago · 585 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.2227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4050 days ago · 584 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4049 days ago · 606 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4047 days ago · 597 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4046 days ago · 494 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 4044 days ago · 641 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4042 days ago · 573 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4039 days ago · 601 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.4218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4094 days ago · 536 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4094 days ago · 615 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 5.8264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4096 days ago · 536 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.3264 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4100 days ago · 581 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4101 days ago · 491 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4101 days ago · 623 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4102 days ago · 642 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4102 days ago · 608 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.1291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4103 days ago · 577 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.1217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4106 days ago · 560 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4107 days ago · 576 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.6238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4111 days ago · 576 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.2219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4111 days ago · 582 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.4237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4115 days ago · 624 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 4116 days ago · 550 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4117 days ago · 557 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4119 days ago · 570 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.0235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4119 days ago · 593 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4121 days ago · 561 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4122 days ago · 570 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002ylj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.