Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 238 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 238 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 2:40 AM GMT+12 (14:40 UTC), 583 km (362 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-09-16 14:40:49 UTC
Depth
582.8 km (362.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.975° S, 178.432° 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 17.0 km horizontally, 12.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2569 days ago · 650 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.6224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2569 days ago · 534 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2567 days ago · 598 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 4.0194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2566 days ago · 569 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.7257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2565 days ago · 562 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2563 days ago · 539 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.9211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2562 days ago · 548 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2560 days ago · 586 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.0252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2556 days ago · 631 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2556 days ago · 554 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2554 days ago · 562 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 2553 days ago · 593 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.7298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2552 days ago · 572 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2550 days ago · 585 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.7214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2548 days ago · 562 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2541 days ago · 563 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2541 days ago · 582 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.3219 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2541 days ago · 549 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 5.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2539 days ago · 621 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2539 days ago · 631 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.3208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2533 days ago · 549 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 4.0212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2533 days ago · 561 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2533 days ago · 534 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 2532 days ago · 564 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2530 days ago · 571 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2530 days ago · 521 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 4.5270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2530 days ago · 523 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 4.3209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2528 days ago · 551 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2527 days ago · 604 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2525 days ago · 545 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 4.3262 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2524 days ago · 486 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 4.0197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2524 days ago · 521 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 4.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2523 days ago · 614 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2520 days ago · 542 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2520 days ago · 596 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2518 days ago · 592 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2512 days ago · 562 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 4.4297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2512 days ago · 478 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  39. 4.6206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2511 days ago · 543 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.6216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2571 days ago · 539 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.3191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2573 days ago · 540 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.3294 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2576 days ago · 459 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2578 days ago · 544 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2579 days ago · 522 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.3214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2579 days ago · 540 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2580 days ago · 553 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.1241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2588 days ago · 613 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.0224 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2589 days ago · 557 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2589 days ago · 592 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2590 days ago · 539 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.2279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2592 days ago · 591 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2592 days ago · 595 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2594 days ago · 552 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.5225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2595 days ago · 544 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.2237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2596 days ago · 534 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.8226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2596 days ago · 536 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2598 days ago · 600 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60005mvj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC.