Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 3:17 PM GMT+12 (03:17 UTC), 543 km (338 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-29 03:17:40 UTC
Depth
543.5 km (337.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.399° S, 179.021° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2221 days ago · 588 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2219 days ago · 593 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.0206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2218 days ago · 590 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2216 days ago · 565 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2208 days ago · 574 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2202 days ago · 583 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.0197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2201 days ago · 532 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2195 days ago · 584 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2192 days ago · 633 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.6208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2189 days ago · 566 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 5.9234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2187 days ago · 633 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.6221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2187 days ago · 646 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 4.0218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2186 days ago · 515 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.0232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2185 days ago · 635 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2184 days ago · 634 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2183 days ago · 595 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 2173 days ago · 564 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2172 days ago · 539 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  19. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2171 days ago · 556 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.3239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2226 days ago · 597 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2227 days ago · 626 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.0236 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2228 days ago · 551 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.0212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2230 days ago · 607 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2243 days ago · 586 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2245 days ago · 533 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2247 days ago · 590 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.5207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2254 days ago · 531 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bep8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:06 AM UTC.