Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 287 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 287 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Jun 20, 2021, 10:52 PM GMT+12 (10:52 UTC), 635 km (395 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 297 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-06-20 10:52:20 UTC
Depth
635.0 km (394.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.971° S, 177.971° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 16.3 km horizontally, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
18

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000epd3. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.