Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 283 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 283 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jul 27, 2017, 1:45 AM GMT+12 (13:45 UTC), 623 km (387 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 195 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-07-26 13:45:40 UTC
Depth
623.5 km (387.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.067° S, 178.009° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.7 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3348 days ago · 524 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3343 days ago · 587 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.4209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3339 days ago · 535 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.3194 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3339 days ago · 555 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3335 days ago · 482 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3333 days ago · 564 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3332 days ago · 619 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3330 days ago · 595 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 6.4195 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3330 days ago · 544 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.5239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3327 days ago · 532 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3327 days ago · 578 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3327 days ago · 638 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.1219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3325 days ago · 550 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3322 days ago · 517 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3322 days ago · 617 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3321 days ago · 539 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3319 days ago · 606 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.6196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3319 days ago · 543 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 599 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 574 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3313 days ago · 599 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3313 days ago · 533 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3308 days ago · 601 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 4.7251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3304 days ago · 614 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 4.0205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3303 days ago · 601 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 547 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 518 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 575 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 4.5272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 598 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 580 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3357 days ago · 577 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3357 days ago · 573 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.5244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3362 days ago · 586 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.0288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3364 days ago · 633 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3365 days ago · 557 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3369 days ago · 530 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3376 days ago · 602 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3377 days ago · 569 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3380 days ago · 598 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.5242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3380 days ago · 550 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3382 days ago · 578 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a36w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.