Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 285 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 285 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jan 31, 2019, 9:37 PM GMT+12 (09:37 UTC), 546 km (339 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 267 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-01-31 09:37:33 UTC
Depth
546.3 km (339.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.990° S, 177.990° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2791 days ago · 590 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.3208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2791 days ago · 502 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.8267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2790 days ago · 549 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.4285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2790 days ago · 559 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.6296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2787 days ago · 619 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2786 days ago · 580 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.2273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2784 days ago · 536 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.5254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2783 days ago · 548 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.5266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2782 days ago · 587 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.3275 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2781 days ago · 447 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2780 days ago · 571 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2780 days ago · 507 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2779 days ago · 612 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2779 days ago · 610 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2777 days ago · 575 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.8273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2777 days ago · 574 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2777 days ago · 578 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 2774 days ago · 602 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 2773 days ago · 550 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 4.2223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2771 days ago · 594 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.3257 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2768 days ago · 442 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2768 days ago · 607 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 4.0256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2765 days ago · 500 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2765 days ago · 583 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 2762 days ago · 619 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 4.5239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2762 days ago · 591 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2761 days ago · 623 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 4.4230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2758 days ago · 570 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 6.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2754 days ago · 578 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 4.8220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2754 days ago · 566 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 4.8288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2752 days ago · 593 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2751 days ago · 534 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 4.5Fiji region · 2751 days ago · 619 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 4.2Fiji region · 2750 days ago · 642 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 4.1Fiji region · 2750 days ago · 551 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 4.4293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2747 days ago · 593 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2747 days ago · 556 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 4.1Fiji region · 2746 days ago · 626 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 4.4266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2745 days ago · 562 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 4.7261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2743 days ago · 492 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 4.4Fiji region · 2743 days ago · 486 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 4.3253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2743 days ago · 612 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 4.4200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2742 days ago · 556 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 4.3Fiji region · 2742 days ago · 614 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2742 days ago · 535 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2741 days ago · 510 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 4.7213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2740 days ago · 573 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 4.4Fiji region · 2738 days ago · 640 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2737 days ago · 538 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2737 days ago · 588 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2736 days ago · 603 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2736 days ago · 628 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 4.8240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2736 days ago · 590 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2736 days ago · 559 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2735 days ago · 599 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2735 days ago · 539 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 4.6228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2734 days ago · 538 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 4.1240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2732 days ago · 636 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2732 days ago · 545 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2793 days ago · 567 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2793 days ago · 586 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.4244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2793 days ago · 562 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2794 days ago · 581 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2794 days ago · 522 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.8298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2796 days ago · 605 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2798 days ago · 596 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2800 days ago · 551 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2804 days ago · 602 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2805 days ago · 586 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.5239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2805 days ago · 608 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2806 days ago · 520 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.5224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2807 days ago · 585 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2809 days ago · 563 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.9292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2811 days ago · 583 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.7265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2811 days ago · 540 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2813 days ago · 560 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2813 days ago · 535 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2813 days ago · 443 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.6296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2813 days ago · 485 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jb5s. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.