Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Oct 7, 2020, 5:55 PM GMT+12 (05:55 UTC), 515 km (320 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 288 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-10-07 05:55:55 UTC
Depth
515.1 km (320.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.503° S, 178.708° 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 20.8 km horizontally, 15.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
25

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Nearby

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

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c7sg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:05 AM UTC.