Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Mar 4, 2020, 3:41 PM GMT+12 (03:41 UTC), 567 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 235 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-03-04 03:41:20 UTC
Depth
567.0 km (352.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.594° S, 178.998° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 10.8 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
22

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008cjd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.