Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, May 5, 2020, 12:40 PM GMT+12 (00:40 UTC), 517 km (321 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-05 00:40:32 UTC
Depth
516.5 km (321.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.343° S, 178.694° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2336 days ago · 485 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.2221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2335 days ago · 589 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.2226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2334 days ago · 549 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2333 days ago · 544 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2327 days ago · 567 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.6239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2326 days ago · 486 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2325 days ago · 591 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2323 days ago · 577 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.1194 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2322 days ago · 558 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.1212 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2321 days ago · 518 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.6229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2319 days ago · 562 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2316 days ago · 568 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2315 days ago · 580 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.2237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2313 days ago · 575 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2310 days ago · 519 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2307 days ago · 530 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2304 days ago · 552 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.0230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2303 days ago · 540 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.4214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2297 days ago · 550 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 5.6200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2296 days ago · 544 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 4.2196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2295 days ago · 538 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2295 days ago · 589 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 4.1233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2294 days ago · 547 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 4.3215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2292 days ago · 521 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2291 days ago · 526 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2291 days ago · 523 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 569 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2288 days ago · 584 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.6216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2343 days ago · 518 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.6235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2347 days ago · 578 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2351 days ago · 607 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.1278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2355 days ago · 527 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.2207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2356 days ago · 602 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.1209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2357 days ago · 571 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2357 days ago · 550 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.1216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2358 days ago · 565 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2360 days ago · 579 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2365 days ago · 539 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2369 days ago · 606 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.2240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2372 days ago · 549 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009ert. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.