Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 11:15 AM GMT+12 (23:15 UTC), 604 km (375 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-03-14 23:15:15 UTC
Depth
603.6 km (375.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.082° S, 178.192° W
Region
Fiji
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.7 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
95

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008ftd. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.