Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 270 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 270 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 2:25 AM GMT+12 (14:25 UTC), 523 km (325 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-27 14:25:34 UTC
Depth
523.1 km (325.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.977° S, 178.128° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2531 days ago · 551 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2530 days ago · 604 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2528 days ago · 545 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.3262 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2527 days ago · 486 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2526 days ago · 614 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2523 days ago · 542 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2523 days ago · 596 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2521 days ago · 592 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2515 days ago · 562 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.4297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2515 days ago · 478 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.6206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2514 days ago · 543 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2513 days ago · 591 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2510 days ago · 580 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2508 days ago · 605 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.2219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2508 days ago · 569 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2506 days ago · 582 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.4273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2505 days ago · 581 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2503 days ago · 585 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2503 days ago · 562 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2503 days ago · 541 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 4.3219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2502 days ago · 566 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.0207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2498 days ago · 609 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2495 days ago · 597 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 4.4202 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2494 days ago · 541 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2493 days ago · 577 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 4.3236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2489 days ago · 535 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 2488 days ago · 584 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2483 days ago · 575 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 2482 days ago · 609 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 4.3208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2482 days ago · 518 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2482 days ago · 564 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2478 days ago · 571 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2478 days ago · 529 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 4.5290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2478 days ago · 437 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2477 days ago · 488 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 4.1Fiji region · 2474 days ago · 614 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2474 days ago · 533 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2533 days ago · 521 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2533 days ago · 571 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2535 days ago · 621 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2535 days ago · 564 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2536 days ago · 534 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.0212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2536 days ago · 561 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.3208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2536 days ago · 549 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2542 days ago · 631 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 5.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2542 days ago · 621 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2544 days ago · 582 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2544 days ago · 563 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.7214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2551 days ago · 562 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2553 days ago · 585 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.7298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2555 days ago · 572 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 2556 days ago · 593 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2557 days ago · 562 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2559 days ago · 554 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 4.0252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2559 days ago · 631 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700063gr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.