Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Jun 12, 2020, 2:23 PM GMT+12 (02:23 UTC), 552 km (343 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-06-12 02:23:54 UTC
Depth
552.3 km (343.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.911° S, 178.493° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2301 days ago · 540 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.4214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2295 days ago · 550 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 5.6200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2294 days ago · 544 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.2196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2293 days ago · 538 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2293 days ago · 589 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.1233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2292 days ago · 547 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.3215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 521 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2289 days ago · 526 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2289 days ago · 523 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2288 days ago · 589 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2288 days ago · 569 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2285 days ago · 584 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2285 days ago · 596 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2277 days ago · 605 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2276 days ago · 599 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2276 days ago · 489 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.8236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2275 days ago · 585 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2275 days ago · 544 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.3252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2275 days ago · 588 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2271 days ago · 589 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2271 days ago · 525 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2267 days ago · 592 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 4.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2264 days ago · 607 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 589 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2258 days ago · 573 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2258 days ago · 599 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2257 days ago · 617 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 4.0242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2256 days ago · 617 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2254 days ago · 499 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 4.2Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 597 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2253 days ago · 590 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 4.5207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2252 days ago · 531 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2251 days ago · 578 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2250 days ago · 636 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2249 days ago · 540 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 4.6282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2247 days ago · 561 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2245 days ago · 590 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2243 days ago · 533 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2242 days ago · 586 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2305 days ago · 530 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2307 days ago · 401 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2308 days ago · 519 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.2237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2311 days ago · 575 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2311 days ago · 616 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2313 days ago · 580 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2313 days ago · 568 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2314 days ago · 609 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.6229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2317 days ago · 562 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2318 days ago · 558 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.1212 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2319 days ago · 518 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2321 days ago · 577 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2323 days ago · 591 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2323 days ago · 577 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.6239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2323 days ago · 486 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2325 days ago · 567 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 2326 days ago · 523 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2331 days ago · 544 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ae8j. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC.