Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 146 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 146 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 10:03 PM GMT+12 (10:03 UTC), 609 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 141 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-25 10:03:23 UTC
Depth
608.6 km (378.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.024° S, 179.298° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
94

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.1141 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 639 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.3168 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 654 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1737 days ago · 555 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.4175 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1737 days ago · 574 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.5206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1735 days ago · 544 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.2197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1733 days ago · 550 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1731 days ago · 560 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1728 days ago · 583 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 1722 days ago · 540 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.6228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1716 days ago · 542 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 565 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 572 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.1244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 616 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1712 days ago · 547 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1709 days ago · 583 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.3194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1707 days ago · 530 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.4208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1703 days ago · 552 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.4184 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1701 days ago · 556 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.5216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1696 days ago · 550 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 579 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1744 days ago · 606 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 5.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1746 days ago · 575 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.2235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1751 days ago · 532 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1751 days ago · 526 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1753 days ago · 584 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 538 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1769 days ago · 603 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gf77. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:20 AM UTC.