Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Oct 27, 2015, 10:46 AM GMT+12 (22:46 UTC), 564 km (351 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
2015-10-26 22:46:29 UTC
Depth
564.4 km (350.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.680° S, 178.656° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3990 days ago · 529 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3990 days ago · 574 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3985 days ago · 594 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3984 days ago · 604 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3984 days ago · 605 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.1208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3976 days ago · 569 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.1247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3974 days ago · 598 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.1254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3973 days ago · 484 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.1165 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3973 days ago · 590 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.3220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3973 days ago · 568 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3968 days ago · 597 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.0293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3967 days ago · 604 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 429 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.1235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3963 days ago · 603 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3962 days ago · 614 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3958 days ago · 573 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3957 days ago · 588 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 5.6210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3953 days ago · 547 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.6277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 619 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.7239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 583 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3948 days ago · 570 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 568 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 4.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3944 days ago · 583 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 4.5232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3942 days ago · 585 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 5.1192 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3941 days ago · 530 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3937 days ago · 564 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 4.8237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3935 days ago · 567 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 5.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3994 days ago · 563 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.2223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3994 days ago · 537 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.2198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3996 days ago · 558 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.0163 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3997 days ago · 552 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3998 days ago · 607 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4002 days ago · 521 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4003 days ago · 588 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.6210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4007 days ago · 520 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.7228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4009 days ago · 533 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.1175 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4009 days ago · 566 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.5202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4010 days ago · 553 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.1228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4011 days ago · 570 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4011 days ago · 597 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.3273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 583 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4014 days ago · 628 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4016 days ago · 583 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.5215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 546 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.1205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4020 days ago · 532 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200040id. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.