Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 287 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 287 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Oct 12, 2020, 2:26 PM GMT+12 (02:26 UTC), 599 km (372 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), light
Local time
UTC
2020-10-12 02:26:39 UTC
Depth
598.8 km (372.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.101° S, 177.968° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 21.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
265°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2177 days ago · 634 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.0289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2177 days ago · 594 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2175 days ago · 523 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2174 days ago · 567 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2170 days ago · 564 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2168 days ago · 539 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.4201 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2168 days ago · 570 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2168 days ago · 556 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2165 days ago · 591 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2162 days ago · 624 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2162 days ago · 471 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.3298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2161 days ago · 566 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.7253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2161 days ago · 524 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2160 days ago · 521 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2158 days ago · 579 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2157 days ago · 553 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.6268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2154 days ago · 599 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 2154 days ago · 416 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2149 days ago · 592 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2148 days ago · 448 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 2148 days ago · 621 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 2146 days ago · 563 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 2145 days ago · 626 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 4.6249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2144 days ago · 561 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2136 days ago · 572 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 4.6273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2136 days ago · 557 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 4.2210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2135 days ago · 561 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 4.2220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2133 days ago · 569 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2132 days ago · 554 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2128 days ago · 535 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2127 days ago · 560 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 4.2283 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2126 days ago · 433 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 4.3236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2122 days ago · 589 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2121 days ago · 603 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2121 days ago · 587 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 4.2228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2118 days ago · 596 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2179 days ago · 595 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2180 days ago · 634 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2180 days ago · 566 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2181 days ago · 629 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.0232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2181 days ago · 635 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.7288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2181 days ago · 601 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.6221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2183 days ago · 646 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 5.9234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2183 days ago · 633 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.2286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2184 days ago · 528 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.6208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2185 days ago · 566 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 2186 days ago · 616 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2188 days ago · 633 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2190 days ago · 506 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2190 days ago · 573 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2191 days ago · 390 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2192 days ago · 584 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2195 days ago · 590 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 4.0197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2197 days ago · 532 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.3287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2201 days ago · 607 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2204 days ago · 548 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000c8s8. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 AM UTC.