Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jun 19, 2021, 12:04 PM GMT+13 (23:04 UTC), 605 km (376 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 297 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-06-18 23:04:43 UTC
Depth
604.7 km (375.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.973° S, 177.517° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1919 days ago · 597 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1918 days ago · 446 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1914 days ago · 597 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 446 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 439 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 570 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 566 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 564 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1891 days ago · 381 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1890 days ago · 497 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1889 days ago · 593 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.4275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1885 days ago · 577 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1881 days ago · 609 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 5.5297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1874 days ago · 523 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.4251 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1872 days ago · 602 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 611 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1931 days ago · 574 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1941 days ago · 618 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1942 days ago · 347 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1942 days ago · 373 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.1290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1943 days ago · 496 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1946 days ago · 629 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1957 days ago · 628 km deep · 37 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000eeae. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.