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M4.7 earthquake 232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Jul 2, 2016, 12:17 PM GMT+12 (00:17 UTC), 519 km (323 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Jul 2, 2016, 12:17 PM GMT+12
UTC: 2016-07-02 00:17:54 UTC
Depth: 519.2 km (322.6 mi), deep
Epicenter: 17.570° S, 178.554° W
Region: Fiji
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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 9.6 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 106°
Stations used: 31

Nearest places

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

Labasa, FijiPopulation 27,949. Forecast255 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100061vf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.