Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 226 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 226 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, May 13, 2020, 1:59 PM GMT+12 (01:59 UTC), 549 km (341 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-13 01:59:35 UTC
Depth
549.1 km (341.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.884° S, 178.557° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2335 days ago · 544 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2329 days ago · 567 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.6239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2328 days ago · 486 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2327 days ago · 577 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2327 days ago · 591 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2325 days ago · 577 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.1212 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2324 days ago · 518 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2322 days ago · 558 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.6229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2321 days ago · 562 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 2318 days ago · 609 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2318 days ago · 568 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2317 days ago · 580 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2316 days ago · 616 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.2237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2315 days ago · 575 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2313 days ago · 519 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2309 days ago · 530 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2306 days ago · 552 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 4.0230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2305 days ago · 540 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 4.4214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2299 days ago · 550 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 5.6200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2299 days ago · 544 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.2196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2297 days ago · 538 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2297 days ago · 589 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 4.1233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2296 days ago · 547 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 4.3215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2294 days ago · 521 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2293 days ago · 526 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2293 days ago · 523 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2292 days ago · 589 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2292 days ago · 569 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 584 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 596 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2281 days ago · 605 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2281 days ago · 599 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 4.5Fiji region · 2281 days ago · 489 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 4.8236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2280 days ago · 585 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2279 days ago · 544 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 4.3252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2279 days ago · 588 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2276 days ago · 589 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2276 days ago · 525 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.2221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2337 days ago · 589 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2338 days ago · 574 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2338 days ago · 485 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.1225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2344 days ago · 517 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.6216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2345 days ago · 518 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2345 days ago · 598 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2347 days ago · 560 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.6196 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2348 days ago · 538 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2349 days ago · 519 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.6235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2349 days ago · 578 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2350 days ago · 575 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.2255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2352 days ago · 639 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2353 days ago · 607 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.5297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2354 days ago · 621 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2354 days ago · 562 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2355 days ago · 552 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.1278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2357 days ago · 527 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.2207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2358 days ago · 602 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.1209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2359 days ago · 571 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2359 days ago · 550 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009f4p. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.