Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, May 28, 2020, 3:41 AM GMT+12 (15:41 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-05-27 15:41:49 UTC
Depth
561.6 km (348.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.974° S, 178.515° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
108

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 2314 days ago · 609 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2314 days ago · 568 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2313 days ago · 580 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2312 days ago · 616 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.2237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2311 days ago · 575 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2309 days ago · 519 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 2307 days ago · 401 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2305 days ago · 530 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2302 days ago · 552 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.0230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2301 days ago · 540 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.4214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2295 days ago · 550 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 5.6200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2295 days ago · 544 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.2196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2293 days ago · 538 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2293 days ago · 589 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.1233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2292 days ago · 547 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.3215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 521 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2289 days ago · 526 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2289 days ago · 523 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2288 days ago · 589 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2288 days ago · 569 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2286 days ago · 584 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2286 days ago · 596 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2277 days ago · 605 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2277 days ago · 599 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 2277 days ago · 489 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 4.8236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2276 days ago · 585 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2275 days ago · 544 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 4.3252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2275 days ago · 588 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2272 days ago · 589 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2272 days ago · 525 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2267 days ago · 592 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 4.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2264 days ago · 607 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 4.3Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 589 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2259 days ago · 573 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2258 days ago · 599 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2257 days ago · 617 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2318 days ago · 558 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.1212 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2320 days ago · 518 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2321 days ago · 577 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2323 days ago · 591 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2323 days ago · 577 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.6239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2324 days ago · 486 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2325 days ago · 567 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2326 days ago · 523 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2331 days ago · 544 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.2226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2332 days ago · 549 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.2221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2333 days ago · 589 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2334 days ago · 574 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2334 days ago · 485 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.1225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2340 days ago · 517 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.6216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2341 days ago · 518 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2341 days ago · 598 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2343 days ago · 560 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.6196 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2344 days ago · 538 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 2345 days ago · 519 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.6235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2345 days ago · 578 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a06q. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC.