Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Aug 5, 2021, 1:06 PM GMT+12 (01:06 UTC), 543 km (338 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
2021-08-05 01:06:26 UTC
Depth
543.4 km (337.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.181° S, 178.201° 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 14.4 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1880 days ago · 609 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.5296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1877 days ago · 597 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1876 days ago · 606 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 5.5297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1874 days ago · 523 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.4251 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1872 days ago · 602 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1868 days ago · 549 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1862 days ago · 537 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1861 days ago · 604 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1858 days ago · 512 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 1855 days ago · 601 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 5.3Fiji region · 1854 days ago · 550 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1852 days ago · 618 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 567 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1846 days ago · 564 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.5221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1845 days ago · 560 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.1248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1844 days ago · 607 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.0272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1843 days ago · 573 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 1842 days ago · 460 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1841 days ago · 590 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 589 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 622 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 4.2247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1837 days ago · 541 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 4.2285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1833 days ago · 473 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 4.4251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1832 days ago · 613 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 4.2263 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1830 days ago · 563 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1829 days ago · 541 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1827 days ago · 590 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 4.8Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 500 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1821 days ago · 578 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.2298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1881 days ago · 630 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1884 days ago · 574 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.4275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1885 days ago · 577 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.1262 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1885 days ago · 562 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1889 days ago · 593 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.0272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1889 days ago · 576 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1890 days ago · 621 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1891 days ago · 539 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.1212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1892 days ago · 563 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.6260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1893 days ago · 559 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 4.5252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1893 days ago · 552 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1895 days ago · 564 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 608 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.1220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1896 days ago · 564 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1897 days ago · 530 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.2214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1897 days ago · 586 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.2231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1897 days ago · 564 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.1271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1898 days ago · 546 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1905 days ago · 585 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.2231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1909 days ago · 568 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f5j1. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.