Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 268 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 268 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Nov 4, 2020, 9:38 PM GMT+12 (09:38 UTC), 599 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 274 km E 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
2020-11-04 09:38:11 UTC
Depth
599.3 km (372.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.702° S, 178.177° 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 14.8 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 2160 days ago · 416 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.4252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2155 days ago · 592 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2155 days ago · 448 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.6249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2150 days ago · 561 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2143 days ago · 572 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.6273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2143 days ago · 557 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.2210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2141 days ago · 561 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.2220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2139 days ago · 569 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2138 days ago · 554 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2134 days ago · 535 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2133 days ago · 560 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.2283 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2132 days ago · 433 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.3236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2128 days ago · 589 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.2299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2127 days ago · 603 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2127 days ago · 587 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.2205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2125 days ago · 529 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 4.2228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2125 days ago · 596 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2123 days ago · 512 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2122 days ago · 596 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.1221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2122 days ago · 601 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2121 days ago · 617 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 4.6237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2119 days ago · 568 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 4.4208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2117 days ago · 514 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 4.5225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2116 days ago · 521 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 4.4209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2116 days ago · 563 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 2114 days ago · 631 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 4.3273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2112 days ago · 552 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2110 days ago · 633 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 4.4Fiji region · 2109 days ago · 598 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 4.3216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2108 days ago · 514 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  31. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2104 days ago · 630 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2104 days ago · 512 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 4.5241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2103 days ago · 538 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 4.5246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2101 days ago · 553 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2163 days ago · 553 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2164 days ago · 579 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2166 days ago · 521 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2167 days ago · 563 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.7253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2167 days ago · 524 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.3298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2168 days ago · 566 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2168 days ago · 471 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2168 days ago · 624 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2171 days ago · 591 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2174 days ago · 556 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2175 days ago · 539 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2176 days ago · 564 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2180 days ago · 567 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2181 days ago · 523 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.0289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2183 days ago · 594 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2183 days ago · 634 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2184 days ago · 599 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2186 days ago · 595 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2186 days ago · 634 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2187 days ago · 566 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ca9h. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.