Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 299 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 299 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 7:09 AM GMT+13 (18:09 UTC), 586 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 226 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-01-05 18:09:06 UTC
Depth
585.9 km (364.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.042° S, 177.859° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 21.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2456 days ago · 617 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.5230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2456 days ago · 582 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2446 days ago · 598 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2446 days ago · 542 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 2444 days ago · 497 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2435 days ago · 572 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2433 days ago · 597 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2432 days ago · 506 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.0267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2428 days ago · 607 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2425 days ago · 574 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 2424 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 5.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2422 days ago · 552 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2420 days ago · 504 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 2420 days ago · 603 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2419 days ago · 575 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2419 days ago · 574 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2417 days ago · 575 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2417 days ago · 559 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2413 days ago · 568 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 2413 days ago · 533 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 4.3242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2413 days ago · 564 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 2413 days ago · 601 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2410 days ago · 620 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 4.4220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2409 days ago · 620 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2409 days ago · 626 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2405 days ago · 606 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 4.5249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2403 days ago · 533 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 4.1Fiji region · 2401 days ago · 635 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 4.1220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2401 days ago · 625 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 4.2Fiji region · 2400 days ago · 577 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2460 days ago · 549 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.7293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2460 days ago · 581 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2460 days ago · 597 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.3243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2462 days ago · 593 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.5240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2462 days ago · 578 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.5249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2467 days ago · 575 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2469 days ago · 566 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.4226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2470 days ago · 526 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2471 days ago · 533 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2472 days ago · 614 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2473 days ago · 421 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2474 days ago · 488 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.5290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2475 days ago · 437 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2475 days ago · 529 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2475 days ago · 571 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2479 days ago · 564 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2480 days ago · 609 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2480 days ago · 575 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 2485 days ago · 584 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.3236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2487 days ago · 535 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600079b6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.