Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Jun 21, 2020, 1:25 AM GMT+12 (13:25 UTC), 466 km (289 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 245 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-06-20 13:25:00 UTC
Depth
465.7 km (289.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.839° S, 177.988° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2290 days ago · 623 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2288 days ago · 526 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2287 days ago · 589 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2284 days ago · 596 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2276 days ago · 605 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2275 days ago · 489 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2273 days ago · 563 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2270 days ago · 589 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2270 days ago · 525 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2266 days ago · 592 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2264 days ago · 623 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 598 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 622 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 589 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 2259 days ago · 628 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2256 days ago · 617 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 612 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.0242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2255 days ago · 617 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.9Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 529 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2253 days ago · 499 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2250 days ago · 578 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2249 days ago · 636 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 2248 days ago · 571 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 4.6282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2246 days ago · 561 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 4.0Fiji region · 2242 days ago · 579 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2241 days ago · 586 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2236 days ago · 506 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 5.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2234 days ago · 584 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2294 days ago · 565 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2303 days ago · 546 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 2306 days ago · 401 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2310 days ago · 616 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2311 days ago · 574 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2313 days ago · 609 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2317 days ago · 558 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2320 days ago · 577 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2322 days ago · 577 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000afft. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC.