Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Aug 24, 2015, 7:49 PM GMT+12 (07:49 UTC), 651 km (405 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-08-24 07:49:35 UTC
Depth
651.5 km (404.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.328° S, 178.410° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
61

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4057 days ago · 585 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.2227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4049 days ago · 584 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4048 days ago · 606 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4046 days ago · 597 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4046 days ago · 494 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4041 days ago · 573 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4040 days ago · 532 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4039 days ago · 601 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.0195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4034 days ago · 299 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4032 days ago · 567 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4031 days ago · 463 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.1223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4031 days ago · 546 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.0184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4029 days ago · 540 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4029 days ago · 591 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4028 days ago · 619 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4028 days ago · 495 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.1205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 532 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.5215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 546 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4017 days ago · 583 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 628 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4012 days ago · 597 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 4.1228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4011 days ago · 570 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 4.5202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4010 days ago · 553 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 4.1175 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4009 days ago · 566 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 4.7228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4009 days ago · 533 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 4.6210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4008 days ago · 520 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4003 days ago · 588 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4002 days ago · 521 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3998 days ago · 607 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.6212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4059 days ago · 546 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4060 days ago · 526 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4063 days ago · 552 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4064 days ago · 613 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4066 days ago · 539 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.6281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4067 days ago · 581 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4071 days ago · 555 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4072 days ago · 604 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.1239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4072 days ago · 512 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.0217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4080 days ago · 589 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4081 days ago · 623 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.4198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4086 days ago · 559 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003hal. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.