Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 280 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 280 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Apr 5, 2021, 8:52 PM GMT+12 (08:52 UTC), 627 km (390 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 265 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-04-05 08:52:40 UTC
Depth
627.3 km (389.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.788° S, 178.052° 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 14.8 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2002 days ago · 571 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2002 days ago · 521 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2002 days ago · 559 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.4245 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2001 days ago · 573 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2000 days ago · 622 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2000 days ago · 553 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.7213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1999 days ago · 522 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1999 days ago · 590 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1996 days ago · 517 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1996 days ago · 611 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.1205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1995 days ago · 548 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1995 days ago · 587 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.6280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1994 days ago · 536 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1993 days ago · 502 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1993 days ago · 601 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1993 days ago · 606 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.4250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1987 days ago · 588 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1986 days ago · 568 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1982 days ago · 593 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.2221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1979 days ago · 558 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.1228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1979 days ago · 544 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 1979 days ago · 541 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1975 days ago · 598 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 4.0229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1975 days ago · 608 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1974 days ago · 576 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 4.2239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1973 days ago · 567 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1968 days ago · 537 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 4.1Fiji region · 1967 days ago · 614 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1963 days ago · 558 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1957 days ago · 588 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1956 days ago · 633 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1955 days ago · 550 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 4.3297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1953 days ago · 562 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1953 days ago · 590 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1952 days ago · 574 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 4.7224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1949 days ago · 547 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 5.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1948 days ago · 521 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 4.2195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1947 days ago · 554 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 4.9229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1944 days ago · 594 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 4.4297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1944 days ago · 571 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.4238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2004 days ago · 579 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2007 days ago · 577 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.4282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2008 days ago · 552 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.0218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2008 days ago · 544 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.3285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2008 days ago · 572 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2008 days ago · 534 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2009 days ago · 614 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2009 days ago · 628 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.1204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2011 days ago · 567 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2013 days ago · 634 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.5290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2013 days ago · 576 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.2286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2014 days ago · 596 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.4271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2016 days ago · 559 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.5271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2016 days ago · 557 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.4248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2017 days ago · 583 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2022 days ago · 578 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2023 days ago · 548 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.6282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2026 days ago · 524 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 4.4222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2026 days ago · 562 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2026 days ago · 573 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e189. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.