Fiji earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 265 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 265 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, May 30, 2021, 3:55 PM GMT+12 (03:55 UTC), 521 km (324 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sun, May 30, 2021, 3:55 PM GMT+12
UTC: 2021-05-30 03:55:14 UTC
Depth: 520.8 km (323.6 mi), deep
Epicenter: 18.051° S, 178.180° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 44°
Stations used: 105

Nearest places

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

Labasa, FijiPopulation 27,949. Forecast317 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000efx7 (also filed as usauto6000efx7, pt21150000, iscgem620489000). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.