M4.0 earthquake 228 km SE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 228 km SE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Mar 27, 2021, 7:37 AM GMT+12 (19:37 UTC), 433 km (269 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 223 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-26 19:37:27 UTC
- Depth
- 433.3 km (269.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 19.466° S, 179.095° 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 19.1 km horizontally, 12.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 196°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3Fiji region · 2011 days ago · 574 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4223 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2006 days ago · 504 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.0156 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1989 days ago · 567 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dy95. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.