Fiji earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 245 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 245 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 9:52 PM GMT+12 (09:52 UTC), 584 km (363 mi) below the surface.

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

Labasa forecast More in Fiji

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time: Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 9:52 PM GMT+12
UTC: 2020-08-17 09:52:12 UTC
Depth: 583.5 km (362.6 mi), deep
Epicenter: 18.076° S, 178.366° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.02
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 31°
Stations used: 138

Nearest places

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

Labasa, FijiPopulation 27,949. Forecast302 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

Earthquakes today Fiji earthquakes Live radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bfwe (also filed as iscgem619104822). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.