Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 154 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 154 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Jan 6, 2019, 12:36 AM GMT+13 (11:36 UTC), 597 km (371 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 221 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-01-05 11:36:20 UTC
Depth
597.1 km (371.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.142° S, 179.224° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 18.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j7px. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.