Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Jan 29, 2021, 5:52 AM GMT+12 (17:52 UTC), 599 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 294 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-01-28 17:52:34 UTC
Depth
599.4 km (372.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.943° S, 178.342° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2069 days ago · 619 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2067 days ago · 523 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.0256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2064 days ago · 536 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2060 days ago · 571 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2058 days ago · 617 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2055 days ago · 535 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2055 days ago · 579 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.4221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2052 days ago · 535 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2049 days ago · 569 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.5222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2048 days ago · 535 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.5279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2046 days ago · 610 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.7230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2041 days ago · 550 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.3217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2041 days ago · 610 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 5.6294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2040 days ago · 552 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2039 days ago · 606 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.4237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2038 days ago · 571 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2037 days ago · 532 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 4.6198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2037 days ago · 570 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2037 days ago · 543 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 2036 days ago · 603 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.3230 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2033 days ago · 580 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2033 days ago · 557 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2031 days ago · 521 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2026 days ago · 573 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 4.4222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2026 days ago · 562 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 4.6282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2026 days ago · 524 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2023 days ago · 548 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 2022 days ago · 578 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 4.1282 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2018 days ago · 452 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 4.4248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2017 days ago · 583 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 4.5271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2016 days ago · 557 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 4.4271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2016 days ago · 559 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 4.2286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2014 days ago · 596 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 4.5290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2013 days ago · 576 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2013 days ago · 634 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 4.1204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2011 days ago · 567 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 4.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2010 days ago · 628 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.2299 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2072 days ago · 493 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.6268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2074 days ago · 503 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2076 days ago · 601 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.3237 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2077 days ago · 575 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.5213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2078 days ago · 533 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.4296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2080 days ago · 577 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.3227 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2080 days ago · 558 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.3202 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2080 days ago · 548 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.2213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2081 days ago · 578 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2081 days ago · 548 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2085 days ago · 560 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2085 days ago · 588 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2086 days ago · 521 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2088 days ago · 562 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 5.2Fiji region · 2089 days ago · 579 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.2210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2089 days ago · 568 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 5.0213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2091 days ago · 537 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.0198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2092 days ago · 553 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 4.5246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2096 days ago · 553 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 4.5241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2098 days ago · 538 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000denf. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:17 AM UTC.