Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 256 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 256 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Feb 26, 2019, 8:57 PM GMT+12 (08:57 UTC), 500 km (311 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 284 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-02-26 08:57:49 UTC
Depth
500.3 km (310.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.354° S, 178.279° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2766 days ago · 583 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2762 days ago · 619 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.5239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2762 days ago · 591 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2761 days ago · 623 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.4230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2759 days ago · 570 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 6.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2754 days ago · 578 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.8220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2754 days ago · 566 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.8288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2752 days ago · 593 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2751 days ago · 534 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2751 days ago · 619 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2751 days ago · 642 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2751 days ago · 551 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.4293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2748 days ago · 593 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2748 days ago · 556 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2746 days ago · 626 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.4266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2745 days ago · 562 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.7261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2744 days ago · 492 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2744 days ago · 486 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.3253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2743 days ago · 612 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.4200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2743 days ago · 556 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 2742 days ago · 614 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2742 days ago · 535 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2741 days ago · 510 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 4.7213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2741 days ago · 573 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 2738 days ago · 640 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2738 days ago · 538 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2737 days ago · 588 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2737 days ago · 603 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2736 days ago · 628 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 4.8240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2736 days ago · 590 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2736 days ago · 559 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2736 days ago · 599 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2736 days ago · 539 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 4.6228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2735 days ago · 538 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 4.1240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2733 days ago · 636 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2733 days ago · 545 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 4.4237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2730 days ago · 579 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 4.5Fiji region · 2727 days ago · 579 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2727 days ago · 549 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 4.4Fiji region · 2726 days ago · 630 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 4.5286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2726 days ago · 539 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 4.2Fiji region · 2725 days ago · 471 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2724 days ago · 574 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 4.1291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2723 days ago · 594 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2720 days ago · 548 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 4.3255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2719 days ago · 581 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2715 days ago · 526 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 4.9Fiji region · 2714 days ago · 436 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 4.8292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2712 days ago · 611 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2712 days ago · 624 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 4.2Fiji region · 2711 days ago · 606 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2709 days ago · 616 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2768 days ago · 607 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.2223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2772 days ago · 594 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2774 days ago · 550 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 2775 days ago · 602 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2777 days ago · 578 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.8273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2777 days ago · 574 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2778 days ago · 575 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2780 days ago · 610 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2780 days ago · 612 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2780 days ago · 507 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2781 days ago · 571 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.5266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2782 days ago · 587 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.5254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2784 days ago · 548 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 4.2273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2785 days ago · 536 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2787 days ago · 580 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.6296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2788 days ago · 619 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.4285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2790 days ago · 559 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 4.8267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2791 days ago · 549 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.3208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2792 days ago · 502 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.5277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2792 days ago · 590 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jca4. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.