Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 282 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 282 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Aug 5, 2020, 8:35 PM GMT+12 (08:35 UTC), 561 km (348 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
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-05 08:35:48 UTC
Depth
560.6 km (348.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.978° S, 178.017° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.2 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
84

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2247 days ago · 590 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2244 days ago · 586 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2239 days ago · 506 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 5.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2237 days ago · 584 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2234 days ago · 586 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2231 days ago · 581 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2231 days ago · 587 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.0212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2230 days ago · 607 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2227 days ago · 644 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2227 days ago · 626 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.3239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2226 days ago · 597 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2222 days ago · 579 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.1260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2221 days ago · 588 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2220 days ago · 593 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2216 days ago · 565 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 5.6284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2211 days ago · 560 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2210 days ago · 528 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2209 days ago · 574 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2208 days ago · 548 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.3287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2205 days ago · 607 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.0197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2201 days ago · 532 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2199 days ago · 590 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2196 days ago · 584 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 2195 days ago · 390 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2194 days ago · 573 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2194 days ago · 506 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2192 days ago · 633 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 4.6Fiji region · 2190 days ago · 616 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2250 days ago · 540 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2252 days ago · 636 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2253 days ago · 578 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.5207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2254 days ago · 531 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2255 days ago · 590 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 597 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2256 days ago · 499 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 529 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.0242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2258 days ago · 617 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2259 days ago · 617 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2260 days ago · 599 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2260 days ago · 573 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 628 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2264 days ago · 589 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 622 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 598 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2266 days ago · 607 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2267 days ago · 623 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2269 days ago · 592 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2273 days ago · 525 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b9kk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.