Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 262 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 262 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 4:40 AM GMT+13 (15:40 UTC), 549 km (341 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 15:40:04 UTC
Depth
549.0 km (341.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.912° S, 178.207° 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 16.3 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2460 days ago · 586 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.6269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2457 days ago · 617 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.5230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2457 days ago · 582 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.4218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2452 days ago · 544 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2447 days ago · 598 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2446 days ago · 542 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.1192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2444 days ago · 523 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 2444 days ago · 497 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.3247 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2439 days ago · 588 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2436 days ago · 572 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2434 days ago · 597 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.3222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2432 days ago · 565 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2432 days ago · 506 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.9205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2432 days ago · 543 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.0267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2429 days ago · 607 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.6167 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2429 days ago · 601 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2426 days ago · 574 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 2424 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 5.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2422 days ago · 552 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2421 days ago · 504 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2420 days ago · 575 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 2420 days ago · 574 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2418 days ago · 575 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2418 days ago · 559 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2414 days ago · 568 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 2414 days ago · 533 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 4.3242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2414 days ago · 564 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 2414 days ago · 601 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2411 days ago · 620 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 4.4220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2410 days ago · 620 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 4.9198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2410 days ago · 522 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2409 days ago · 626 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2405 days ago · 606 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 4.5249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2403 days ago · 533 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 4.5186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2402 days ago · 567 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 4.1Fiji region · 2402 days ago · 635 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 4.1220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2401 days ago · 625 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 4.2Fiji region · 2401 days ago · 577 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.7293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2460 days ago · 581 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2461 days ago · 597 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.3243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2462 days ago · 593 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.5240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2463 days ago · 578 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.5249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2468 days ago · 575 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2470 days ago · 566 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.4226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2470 days ago · 526 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.8218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2470 days ago · 547 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2472 days ago · 533 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2472 days ago · 614 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2475 days ago · 488 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.5290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2476 days ago · 437 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2476 days ago · 529 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2476 days ago · 571 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2480 days ago · 564 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.3208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2480 days ago · 518 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2480 days ago · 609 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2480 days ago · 575 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.1216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2485 days ago · 538 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 2486 days ago · 584 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600079ba. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.