Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 282 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 282 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 2:04 AM GMT+12 (14:04 UTC), 452 km (281 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-03-21 14:04:47 UTC
Depth
451.7 km (280.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.796° S, 178.125° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.3 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
26

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dxfg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.