Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Jun 21, 2020, 12:35 AM GMT+12 (12:35 UTC), 538 km (334 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 245 km E 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
2020-06-20 12:35:02 UTC
Depth
538.2 km (334.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.625° S, 178.884° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.1 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2295 days ago · 589 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.1233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2294 days ago · 547 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.3215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2292 days ago · 521 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2291 days ago · 526 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2291 days ago · 523 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 569 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2288 days ago · 584 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2279 days ago · 599 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.8236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2278 days ago · 585 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2277 days ago · 544 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.3252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2277 days ago · 588 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2274 days ago · 525 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.0218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2266 days ago · 607 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2261 days ago · 573 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2260 days ago · 599 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2259 days ago · 617 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.0242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2259 days ago · 617 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2257 days ago · 499 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2256 days ago · 590 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.5207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2254 days ago · 531 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 4.6282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2250 days ago · 561 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2247 days ago · 590 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2246 days ago · 533 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2244 days ago · 586 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2239 days ago · 506 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 5.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2238 days ago · 584 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 5.6200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2297 days ago · 544 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.4214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2297 days ago · 550 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.0230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2303 days ago · 540 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2304 days ago · 552 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2307 days ago · 530 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2311 days ago · 519 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.2237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2313 days ago · 575 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2315 days ago · 580 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2316 days ago · 568 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.6229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2319 days ago · 562 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.1212 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2322 days ago · 518 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.1194 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2322 days ago · 558 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2323 days ago · 577 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2325 days ago · 591 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ac2j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.