Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 1:49 PM GMT+12 (01:49 UTC), 591 km (367 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-26 01:49:40 UTC
Depth
591.0 km (367.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.378° S, 178.059° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.3 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2593 days ago · 592 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.1241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2591 days ago · 613 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2583 days ago · 553 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2582 days ago · 522 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2582 days ago · 591 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2581 days ago · 544 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2574 days ago · 583 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2573 days ago · 650 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2571 days ago · 598 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.7257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2568 days ago · 562 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2566 days ago · 539 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2565 days ago · 367 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2563 days ago · 586 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.0252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2560 days ago · 631 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2559 days ago · 554 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2558 days ago · 562 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 2556 days ago · 593 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.7298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2556 days ago · 572 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2554 days ago · 585 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 4.7214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2551 days ago · 562 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 2550 days ago · 405 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2545 days ago · 563 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2544 days ago · 582 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 5.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2542 days ago · 621 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2542 days ago · 631 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 4.0212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2537 days ago · 561 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2536 days ago · 534 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 4.1Fiji region · 2536 days ago · 564 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 4.5Fiji region · 2536 days ago · 621 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2596 days ago · 595 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2598 days ago · 552 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.8226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2599 days ago · 536 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2601 days ago · 600 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2605 days ago · 608 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2605 days ago · 541 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2606 days ago · 570 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2607 days ago · 591 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2609 days ago · 550 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2610 days ago · 580 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2611 days ago · 609 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.0233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2611 days ago · 571 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2614 days ago · 625 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2617 days ago · 629 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.3247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2618 days ago · 593 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2619 days ago · 556 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.3224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2620 days ago · 570 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2621 days ago · 549 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2621 days ago · 546 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.2296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2621 days ago · 573 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005a9e. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC.