Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 163 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 163 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Oct 24, 2015, 2:36 AM GMT+12 (14:36 UTC), 552 km (343 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 210 km E 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
2015-10-23 14:36:41 UTC
Depth
551.9 km (342.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.670° S, 179.202° 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 31.7 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3996 days ago · 558 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.2223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3995 days ago · 537 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 5.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3994 days ago · 563 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.0219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3994 days ago · 564 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.3198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3990 days ago · 529 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3990 days ago · 574 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3985 days ago · 594 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.1208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3976 days ago · 569 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.1247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3975 days ago · 598 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.1165 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3973 days ago · 590 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 4.3220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3973 days ago · 568 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3968 days ago · 597 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.1235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 603 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3958 days ago · 573 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3958 days ago · 588 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 5.6210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3953 days ago · 547 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.7239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 583 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 570 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 568 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 4.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 583 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 4.5232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3942 days ago · 585 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 5.1192 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3941 days ago · 530 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4002 days ago · 521 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4003 days ago · 588 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.6210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4008 days ago · 520 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.7228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4009 days ago · 533 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.1175 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4009 days ago · 566 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.5202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4010 days ago · 553 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.1228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4011 days ago · 570 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4012 days ago · 597 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.5215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 546 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.1205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 532 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004076. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.