M4.0 earthquake 156 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 156 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 3:31 AM GMT+12 (15:31 UTC), 567 km (352 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 112 km E 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
- 2021-04-19 15:31:05 UTC
- Depth
- 566.6 km (352.1 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 18.596° S, 179.308° 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 19.9 km horizontally, 16.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 173°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e41c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.