Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 288 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 288 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Feb 24, 2020, 7:23 PM GMT+12 (07:23 UTC), 620 km (385 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 271 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-02-24 07:23:52 UTC
Depth
620.2 km (385.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.099° S, 177.961° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 13.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2410 days ago · 620 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2409 days ago · 626 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2405 days ago · 606 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.5249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2403 days ago · 533 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2401 days ago · 635 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.1220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2401 days ago · 625 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2400 days ago · 577 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.4266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2398 days ago · 587 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2397 days ago · 550 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2396 days ago · 598 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2393 days ago · 496 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.1258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2393 days ago · 568 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.6271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2391 days ago · 577 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.6263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2391 days ago · 604 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.5266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2388 days ago · 526 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2387 days ago · 578 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2385 days ago · 541 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2385 days ago · 471 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 4.0268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2385 days ago · 547 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.0212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2383 days ago · 571 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 4.1228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2378 days ago · 607 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.2205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2376 days ago · 522 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 4.1212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2375 days ago · 584 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2373 days ago · 556 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 4.1260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2372 days ago · 570 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 4.1257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2372 days ago · 572 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2371 days ago · 558 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 4.2240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2370 days ago · 549 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 4.3270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2367 days ago · 531 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 4.5Fiji region · 2367 days ago · 602 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2367 days ago · 606 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2363 days ago · 539 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 4.2Fiji region · 2359 days ago · 570 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2358 days ago · 579 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 4.1216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2356 days ago · 565 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2355 days ago · 550 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 4.1209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2354 days ago · 571 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 4.2207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2354 days ago · 602 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 4.1278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2353 days ago · 527 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2351 days ago · 552 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2413 days ago · 601 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.3242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2413 days ago · 564 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2414 days ago · 533 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2414 days ago · 568 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2417 days ago · 559 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2417 days ago · 575 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2419 days ago · 574 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2420 days ago · 575 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 2420 days ago · 603 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2421 days ago · 504 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 5.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2422 days ago · 552 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2426 days ago · 574 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.0267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2429 days ago · 607 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.9205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2432 days ago · 543 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2432 days ago · 506 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2434 days ago · 597 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2436 days ago · 572 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000867k. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC.