Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Oct 9, 2020, 5:00 PM GMT+12 (05:00 UTC), 634 km (394 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 241 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-10-09 05:00:53 UTC
Depth
634.1 km (394.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.039° S, 178.440° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2185 days ago · 595 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2182 days ago · 599 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2182 days ago · 634 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.0289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2182 days ago · 594 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2180 days ago · 523 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2179 days ago · 567 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2175 days ago · 564 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2174 days ago · 539 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.4201 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2173 days ago · 570 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2173 days ago · 556 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2170 days ago · 591 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2167 days ago · 624 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2167 days ago · 471 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.3298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2166 days ago · 566 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.7253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2166 days ago · 524 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2166 days ago · 563 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2165 days ago · 521 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2163 days ago · 579 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2162 days ago · 553 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.6268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2159 days ago · 599 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2154 days ago · 592 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2153 days ago · 448 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 2151 days ago · 563 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 4.6249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2149 days ago · 561 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2141 days ago · 572 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 4.6273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2141 days ago · 557 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 4.2210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2140 days ago · 561 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 4.2220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2138 days ago · 569 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2137 days ago · 554 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2133 days ago · 535 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2132 days ago · 560 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 4.2283 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2131 days ago · 433 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 4.3236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2127 days ago · 589 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2126 days ago · 603 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2126 days ago · 587 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2185 days ago · 566 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2186 days ago · 629 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.0232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2186 days ago · 635 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.7288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2187 days ago · 601 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.0218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2187 days ago · 515 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.6221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2188 days ago · 646 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 5.9234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2188 days ago · 633 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.2286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2189 days ago · 528 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.6208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2190 days ago · 566 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 2191 days ago · 616 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2194 days ago · 633 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2195 days ago · 506 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2195 days ago · 573 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2197 days ago · 584 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2200 days ago · 590 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.0197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2202 days ago · 532 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.3287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2207 days ago · 607 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2209 days ago · 548 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2210 days ago · 574 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2211 days ago · 528 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c6yk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.