Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 10:50 PM GMT+12 (10:50 UTC), 590 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-07 10:50:55 UTC
Depth
589.9 km (366.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.550° S, 178.833° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 19.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2244 days ago · 533 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2242 days ago · 586 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2237 days ago · 506 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 5.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2236 days ago · 584 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2233 days ago · 586 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.0212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2229 days ago · 607 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.0236 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2227 days ago · 551 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2226 days ago · 626 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.3239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2225 days ago · 597 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.5191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2224 days ago · 543 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.1260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2220 days ago · 588 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2219 days ago · 593 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.0206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2217 days ago · 590 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2215 days ago · 565 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 5.6284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2210 days ago · 560 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2209 days ago · 528 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2208 days ago · 574 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 2201 days ago · 583 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.0197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2200 days ago · 532 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2195 days ago · 584 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2193 days ago · 573 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2192 days ago · 506 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2191 days ago · 633 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 4.6208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2188 days ago · 566 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 5.9234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2186 days ago · 633 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 4.6221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2186 days ago · 646 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.6282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2248 days ago · 561 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.5207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2253 days ago · 531 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2254 days ago · 590 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2255 days ago · 499 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.0242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2257 days ago · 617 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2258 days ago · 617 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2259 days ago · 599 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2259 days ago · 573 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2265 days ago · 607 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2272 days ago · 525 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.3252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2276 days ago · 588 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2276 days ago · 544 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bdzp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.