Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 2:41 AM GMT+13 (13:41 UTC), 582 km (362 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-01-09 13:41:21 UTC
Depth
582.3 km (361.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.545° S, 178.578° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 13.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2452 days ago · 544 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2446 days ago · 598 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2446 days ago · 542 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.1192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2444 days ago · 523 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.3192 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2443 days ago · 603 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.3247 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2439 days ago · 588 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2435 days ago · 572 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2433 days ago · 597 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.3222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2432 days ago · 565 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2432 days ago · 506 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.9205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2431 days ago · 543 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.7148 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2431 days ago · 621 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.0267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2428 days ago · 607 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.6167 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2428 days ago · 601 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2425 days ago · 574 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 5.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2422 days ago · 552 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2420 days ago · 504 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2419 days ago · 574 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2417 days ago · 559 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2413 days ago · 568 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.3242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2413 days ago · 564 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 2413 days ago · 601 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2410 days ago · 620 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 4.4220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2409 days ago · 620 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 4.9198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2409 days ago · 522 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2409 days ago · 626 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2405 days ago · 606 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 4.2173 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2403 days ago · 557 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 4.5249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2403 days ago · 533 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 4.5186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2401 days ago · 567 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 4.1220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2401 days ago · 625 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 4.3188 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2399 days ago · 561 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 4.4266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2397 days ago · 587 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2396 days ago · 550 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.6269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2456 days ago · 617 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2460 days ago · 586 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2460 days ago · 549 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.7293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2460 days ago · 581 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2460 days ago · 597 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.3243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2462 days ago · 593 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.5240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2462 days ago · 578 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.5249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2467 days ago · 575 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2469 days ago · 566 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.4226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2470 days ago · 526 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.8218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2470 days ago · 547 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2471 days ago · 533 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.5290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2475 days ago · 437 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2475 days ago · 529 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2475 days ago · 571 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2479 days ago · 564 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.3208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2479 days ago · 518 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2480 days ago · 575 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 4.1216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2484 days ago · 538 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007d1b. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.