Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 8:49 PM GMT+12 (08:49 UTC), 635 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
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-10-08 08:49:02 UTC
Depth
634.7 km (394.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.093° S, 178.488° 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 14.0 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2183 days ago · 629 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2183 days ago · 566 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2183 days ago · 634 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2182 days ago · 595 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2180 days ago · 599 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2179 days ago · 634 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.0289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2179 days ago · 594 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2178 days ago · 523 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2176 days ago · 567 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2172 days ago · 564 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2171 days ago · 539 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.4201 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2170 days ago · 570 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2170 days ago · 556 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2168 days ago · 591 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2164 days ago · 624 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2164 days ago · 471 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.3298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2164 days ago · 566 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.7253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2163 days ago · 524 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2163 days ago · 563 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2162 days ago · 521 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2161 days ago · 579 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2160 days ago · 553 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 4.6268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2156 days ago · 599 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2151 days ago · 592 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2151 days ago · 448 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 4.6Fiji region · 2148 days ago · 563 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 4.6249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2146 days ago · 561 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2139 days ago · 572 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 4.6273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2139 days ago · 557 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 4.2210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2137 days ago · 561 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 4.2220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2135 days ago · 569 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2134 days ago · 554 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2130 days ago · 535 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2129 days ago · 560 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 4.2283 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2128 days ago · 433 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 4.3236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2124 days ago · 589 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2124 days ago · 603 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.7288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2184 days ago · 601 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.0218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2185 days ago · 515 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.6221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2185 days ago · 646 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 5.9234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2185 days ago · 633 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.2286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2186 days ago · 528 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.6208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2187 days ago · 566 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 616 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2191 days ago · 633 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2192 days ago · 506 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2192 days ago · 573 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2194 days ago · 584 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2198 days ago · 590 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.0197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2199 days ago · 532 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.3287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2204 days ago · 607 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2207 days ago · 548 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2207 days ago · 574 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2208 days ago · 528 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 5.6284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2210 days ago · 560 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c815. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC.