Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Apr 8, 2019, 6:44 AM GMT+12 (18:44 UTC), 539 km (335 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-04-07 18:44:07 UTC
Depth
538.8 km (334.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.836° S, 177.993° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
37

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 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2723 days ago · 574 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.1291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2722 days ago · 594 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2719 days ago · 548 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.3255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2718 days ago · 581 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.2214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2717 days ago · 543 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2715 days ago · 526 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 2713 days ago · 436 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.8292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2712 days ago · 611 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2712 days ago · 624 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.9212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2710 days ago · 531 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2709 days ago · 616 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2705 days ago · 597 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2705 days ago · 545 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2704 days ago · 524 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 2702 days ago · 532 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.3298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2701 days ago · 617 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2700 days ago · 543 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.4199 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2695 days ago · 557 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.4287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2694 days ago · 571 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 4.2244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2693 days ago · 595 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2692 days ago · 562 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2692 days ago · 553 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 4.6222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2691 days ago · 567 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2691 days ago · 566 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2688 days ago · 605 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2685 days ago · 608 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 4.0288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2684 days ago · 593 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 4.6298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2683 days ago · 552 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 4.2274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2678 days ago · 545 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2675 days ago · 523 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2672 days ago · 576 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 4.2227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2671 days ago · 538 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 4.3Fiji region · 2670 days ago · 632 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 4.2Fiji region · 2670 days ago · 607 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 2669 days ago · 528 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2668 days ago · 580 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2667 days ago · 556 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 4.0Fiji region · 2667 days ago · 607 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 4.5282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2665 days ago · 583 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2725 days ago · 630 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2726 days ago · 549 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2726 days ago · 579 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.4237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2730 days ago · 579 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2732 days ago · 545 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.1240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2732 days ago · 636 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.6228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2734 days ago · 538 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2735 days ago · 539 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2735 days ago · 599 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2736 days ago · 559 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.8240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2736 days ago · 590 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2736 days ago · 628 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2737 days ago · 603 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2737 days ago · 588 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2737 days ago · 538 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2738 days ago · 640 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.7213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2740 days ago · 573 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2741 days ago · 510 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2742 days ago · 535 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 2742 days ago · 614 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700036fe. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.