Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 296 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 296 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 2:16 AM GMT+12 (14:16 UTC), 592 km (368 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 284 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-07-16 14:16:59 UTC
Depth
591.9 km (367.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.080° S, 177.883° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 623 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2262 days ago · 607 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 598 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 622 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 589 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2258 days ago · 628 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2256 days ago · 573 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2255 days ago · 617 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 612 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.0242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2254 days ago · 617 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.9Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 529 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2252 days ago · 499 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 597 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2251 days ago · 590 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.5207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2250 days ago · 531 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2249 days ago · 578 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2248 days ago · 636 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2247 days ago · 540 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.6282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2245 days ago · 561 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2240 days ago · 586 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2235 days ago · 506 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 5.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2233 days ago · 584 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2230 days ago · 586 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 2228 days ago · 524 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 581 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 587 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 565 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2223 days ago · 644 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2223 days ago · 626 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 4.3239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2223 days ago · 597 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 4.4Fiji region · 2218 days ago · 579 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 4.1260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2217 days ago · 588 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2216 days ago · 593 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2213 days ago · 565 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 5.6284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2207 days ago · 560 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2206 days ago · 528 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2269 days ago · 525 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2270 days ago · 589 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 563 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.8236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2273 days ago · 585 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2274 days ago · 489 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2274 days ago · 599 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2275 days ago · 605 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2283 days ago · 596 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2283 days ago · 584 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2286 days ago · 569 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2286 days ago · 589 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2287 days ago · 523 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2287 days ago · 526 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2289 days ago · 623 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.1233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 547 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2291 days ago · 589 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.5297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2291 days ago · 466 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 2292 days ago · 397 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.4214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2293 days ago · 550 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b2qd. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.