Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 292 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 292 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Aug 3, 2020, 1:22 AM GMT+12 (13:22 UTC), 636 km (395 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-08-02 13:22:11 UTC
Depth
636.1 km (395.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.125° S, 177.917° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2248 days ago · 540 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.6282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2247 days ago · 561 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2241 days ago · 586 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2236 days ago · 506 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 5.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2235 days ago · 584 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2232 days ago · 586 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2229 days ago · 524 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2229 days ago · 581 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2228 days ago · 587 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 565 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2225 days ago · 644 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2225 days ago · 626 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.3239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2224 days ago · 597 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2219 days ago · 579 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.1260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2219 days ago · 588 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2217 days ago · 593 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2214 days ago · 565 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 5.6284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2209 days ago · 560 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2207 days ago · 528 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2206 days ago · 574 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2206 days ago · 548 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 4.3287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2203 days ago · 607 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 4.0197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2199 days ago · 532 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2197 days ago · 590 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2194 days ago · 584 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 2193 days ago · 390 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2192 days ago · 573 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2191 days ago · 506 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2190 days ago · 633 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2250 days ago · 578 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.5207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2252 days ago · 531 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2253 days ago · 590 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 597 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2254 days ago · 499 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 529 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.0242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2256 days ago · 617 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 612 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2257 days ago · 617 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2258 days ago · 573 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 2259 days ago · 628 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 589 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 622 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 2263 days ago · 598 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2264 days ago · 607 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 623 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2267 days ago · 592 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2271 days ago · 525 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2271 days ago · 589 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 2274 days ago · 563 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bahf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.