Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 10:13 AM GMT+12 (22:13 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-03-08 22:13:42 UTC
Depth
550.0 km (341.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.072° S, 177.949° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2394 days ago · 598 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2391 days ago · 496 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.1258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2391 days ago · 568 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.6271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2390 days ago · 577 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.6263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2389 days ago · 604 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.5266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2386 days ago · 526 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2386 days ago · 578 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2383 days ago · 541 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2383 days ago · 471 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.0268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2383 days ago · 547 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.0212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2382 days ago · 571 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.1228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2376 days ago · 607 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.2205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2374 days ago · 522 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.1212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2373 days ago · 584 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2372 days ago · 556 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.1260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2370 days ago · 570 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.1257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2370 days ago · 572 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2369 days ago · 558 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 4.2240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2368 days ago · 549 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 4.3270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2365 days ago · 531 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 2365 days ago · 602 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2365 days ago · 606 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2361 days ago · 539 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 2357 days ago · 570 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2356 days ago · 579 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 4.1216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2354 days ago · 565 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2354 days ago · 550 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 4.1209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2353 days ago · 571 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 4.2207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2352 days ago · 602 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 4.1278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2351 days ago · 527 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2349 days ago · 552 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2348 days ago · 562 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 4.5297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2348 days ago · 621 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2348 days ago · 607 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 4.8Fiji region · 2347 days ago · 617 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 4.2255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2346 days ago · 639 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2344 days ago · 575 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 4.6235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2344 days ago · 578 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 4.2Fiji region · 2343 days ago · 519 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2341 days ago · 560 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2339 days ago · 598 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 4.6216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2339 days ago · 518 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.4266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2396 days ago · 587 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2399 days ago · 577 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.1220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2399 days ago · 625 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2400 days ago · 635 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.5249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2401 days ago · 533 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2403 days ago · 606 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2407 days ago · 626 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.4220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2408 days ago · 620 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2409 days ago · 620 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2412 days ago · 601 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.3242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2412 days ago · 564 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2412 days ago · 533 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2412 days ago · 568 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2416 days ago · 559 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2416 days ago · 575 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2418 days ago · 574 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2418 days ago · 575 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 2419 days ago · 603 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2419 days ago · 504 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 5.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2420 days ago · 552 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008edj. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC.