Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 216 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 216 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, May 4, 2020, 7:04 AM GMT+12 (19:04 UTC), 518 km (322 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-03 19:04:14 UTC
Depth
517.8 km (321.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.742° S, 178.669° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2341 days ago · 517 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2335 days ago · 485 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2334 days ago · 574 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.2221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2334 days ago · 589 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.2226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2333 days ago · 549 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2332 days ago · 544 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2326 days ago · 567 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.6239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2325 days ago · 486 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 2324 days ago · 577 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2324 days ago · 591 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2322 days ago · 577 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.1194 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2321 days ago · 558 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.1212 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2320 days ago · 518 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2319 days ago · 558 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.6229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2318 days ago · 562 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2315 days ago · 568 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2314 days ago · 580 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2312 days ago · 616 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.2237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2312 days ago · 575 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2309 days ago · 519 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 4.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2306 days ago · 530 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2303 days ago · 552 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 4.0230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2302 days ago · 540 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 4.4214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2296 days ago · 550 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 5.6200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2295 days ago · 544 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 4.2196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2294 days ago · 538 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2294 days ago · 589 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 4.1233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2293 days ago · 547 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 4.3215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2291 days ago · 521 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 526 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 523 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2289 days ago · 589 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2289 days ago · 569 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2287 days ago · 584 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2286 days ago · 596 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2342 days ago · 598 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2344 days ago · 560 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.6196 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2345 days ago · 538 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2346 days ago · 519 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.6235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2346 days ago · 578 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2347 days ago · 575 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.2255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2348 days ago · 639 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2350 days ago · 607 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.5297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2351 days ago · 621 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2351 days ago · 562 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2352 days ago · 552 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.1278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2354 days ago · 527 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.2207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2355 days ago · 602 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.1209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2355 days ago · 571 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2356 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.1216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2357 days ago · 565 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2359 days ago · 579 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2360 days ago · 570 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2364 days ago · 539 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2368 days ago · 606 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700099f4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC.