Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Feb 21, 2015, 9:41 AM GMT+12 (21:41 UTC), 576 km (358 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 223 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-02-20 21:41:37 UTC
Depth
576.2 km (358.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.866° S, 178.351° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4243 days ago · 594 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.6211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4242 days ago · 557 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4240 days ago · 574 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4238 days ago · 521 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.7232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4237 days ago · 545 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4232 days ago · 626 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.8206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4232 days ago · 541 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.1198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4228 days ago · 535 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.7211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4226 days ago · 513 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4222 days ago · 618 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4221 days ago · 573 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.2216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4221 days ago · 560 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4220 days ago · 622 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 5.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4220 days ago · 556 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.2207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4217 days ago · 567 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4217 days ago · 591 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4216 days ago · 517 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 5.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4215 days ago · 615 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.1271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4215 days ago · 547 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4214 days ago · 581 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4213 days ago · 566 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4213 days ago · 583 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4210 days ago · 593 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 5.9223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4204 days ago · 560 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 4.3212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4204 days ago · 554 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 4.1196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4204 days ago · 554 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4202 days ago · 604 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 4.1183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4201 days ago · 533 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4199 days ago · 568 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4199 days ago · 588 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4196 days ago · 627 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4193 days ago · 638 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 4.7234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4193 days ago · 552 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 4.6217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4186 days ago · 555 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4185 days ago · 617 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 5.1263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4185 days ago · 506 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.4212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4249 days ago · 568 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.2244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4251 days ago · 633 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.5221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4251 days ago · 573 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.6256 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4252 days ago · 587 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4254 days ago · 579 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.2199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4254 days ago · 577 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.3212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4256 days ago · 586 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.6195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4266 days ago · 538 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4266 days ago · 633 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4267 days ago · 634 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.2260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4269 days ago · 637 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4272 days ago · 634 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4274 days ago · 605 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ts06. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.