Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 9:57 PM GMT+12 (09:57 UTC), 520 km (323 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 239 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-01-16 09:57:25 UTC
Depth
519.6 km (322.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.846° S, 178.055° 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 15.0 km horizontally, 21.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2805 days ago · 608 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2805 days ago · 586 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2803 days ago · 602 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2799 days ago · 551 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2798 days ago · 596 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.8298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2796 days ago · 605 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2794 days ago · 522 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2793 days ago · 581 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.4244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2793 days ago · 562 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2793 days ago · 586 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2793 days ago · 567 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2791 days ago · 546 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.5277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2791 days ago · 590 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.3208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2791 days ago · 502 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.5211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2791 days ago · 552 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.8267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2790 days ago · 549 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.4285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2789 days ago · 559 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.6296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2787 days ago · 619 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.6213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2787 days ago · 535 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2786 days ago · 580 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.2220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2784 days ago · 535 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 4.2273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2784 days ago · 536 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 4.5254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2783 days ago · 548 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 4.5266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2782 days ago · 587 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 4.3275 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2781 days ago · 447 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2780 days ago · 571 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 2780 days ago · 507 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 2779 days ago · 612 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2777 days ago · 575 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 4.8273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2777 days ago · 574 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2776 days ago · 578 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 4.7Fiji region · 2774 days ago · 602 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 4.6Fiji region · 2773 days ago · 550 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 4.2223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2771 days ago · 594 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 4.3257 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2768 days ago · 442 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2768 days ago · 607 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 4.0256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2765 days ago · 500 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2765 days ago · 583 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 4.3Fiji region · 2762 days ago · 619 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 4.5239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2762 days ago · 591 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2760 days ago · 623 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 4.4230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2758 days ago · 570 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 6.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2753 days ago · 578 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 4.8220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2753 days ago · 566 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 4.8288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2752 days ago · 593 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2751 days ago · 534 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 4.2Fiji region · 2750 days ago · 642 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 4.4293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2747 days ago · 593 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2747 days ago · 556 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.5224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2807 days ago · 585 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2809 days ago · 563 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.9292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2810 days ago · 583 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.7265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2811 days ago · 540 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2813 days ago · 560 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2813 days ago · 535 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2813 days ago · 443 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.6296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2813 days ago · 485 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.4227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2813 days ago · 600 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2813 days ago · 512 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2814 days ago · 580 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2816 days ago · 570 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2818 days ago · 578 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2819 days ago · 543 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.3294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2819 days ago · 605 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2821 days ago · 610 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.0285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2822 days ago · 569 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2822 days ago · 555 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 4.5208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2823 days ago · 536 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2825 days ago · 592 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jbsx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.