Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 25, 2019, 5:03 PM GMT+12 (05:03 UTC), 410 km (255 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 275 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
2019-08-25 05:03:39 UTC
Depth
410.2 km (254.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.567° S, 177.562° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 11.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2592 days ago · 592 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.1241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2591 days ago · 613 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 2586 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2583 days ago · 553 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2582 days ago · 522 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2581 days ago · 591 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.3294 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2579 days ago · 459 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2570 days ago · 598 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.7257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2567 days ago · 562 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.0252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2559 days ago · 631 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2559 days ago · 554 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2557 days ago · 562 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 2556 days ago · 593 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.7298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2555 days ago · 572 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2553 days ago · 585 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2544 days ago · 582 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 5.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2542 days ago · 621 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2542 days ago · 631 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2597 days ago · 552 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2600 days ago · 600 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2604 days ago · 608 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2605 days ago · 570 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.3283 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2608 days ago · 562 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2608 days ago · 550 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2610 days ago · 609 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2617 days ago · 629 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.3247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2618 days ago · 593 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.2296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2621 days ago · 573 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2622 days ago · 523 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.1277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2624 days ago · 590 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005a81. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:13 AM UTC.