Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 12:47 AM GMT+12 (12:47 UTC), 521 km (324 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-12-18 12:47:52 UTC
Depth
520.9 km (323.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.677° S, 178.593° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2112 days ago · 563 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.3273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2108 days ago · 552 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2106 days ago · 633 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2104 days ago · 598 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.3216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2104 days ago · 514 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2100 days ago · 630 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2099 days ago · 512 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.5241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2099 days ago · 538 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.5246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2097 days ago · 553 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.0198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2093 days ago · 553 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 5.0213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2093 days ago · 537 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.2210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2091 days ago · 568 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 5.2Fiji region · 2090 days ago · 579 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2090 days ago · 562 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2087 days ago · 521 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2086 days ago · 588 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2086 days ago · 560 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2082 days ago · 548 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.2213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2082 days ago · 578 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.3202 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2082 days ago · 548 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 4.3227 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2081 days ago · 558 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 4.4296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2081 days ago · 577 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 4.5213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2079 days ago · 533 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 4.3237 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2078 days ago · 575 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 4.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2077 days ago · 601 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 4.6268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2075 days ago · 503 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 4.5248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2071 days ago · 599 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 4.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2068 days ago · 523 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 4.0256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2065 days ago · 536 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2061 days ago · 571 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2059 days ago · 617 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2056 days ago · 535 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2056 days ago · 579 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 4.4221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2054 days ago · 535 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.4208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2113 days ago · 514 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.6237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2114 days ago · 568 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2117 days ago · 617 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.1221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2117 days ago · 601 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2118 days ago · 596 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2119 days ago · 512 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.2228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2120 days ago · 596 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.2205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2120 days ago · 529 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2123 days ago · 587 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.3236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2124 days ago · 589 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.2283 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2128 days ago · 433 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2129 days ago · 560 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2130 days ago · 535 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2134 days ago · 554 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.2220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2135 days ago · 569 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.2210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2137 days ago · 561 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.6273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2138 days ago · 557 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2138 days ago · 572 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cs4u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.