Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Dec 29, 2021, 5:34 AM GMT+12 (17:34 UTC), 580 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-28 17:34:34 UTC
Depth
579.9 km (360.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.100° S, 178.332° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
132

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1735 days ago · 544 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.2197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1733 days ago · 550 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1731 days ago · 560 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.1269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1731 days ago · 588 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1730 days ago · 506 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1728 days ago · 583 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1727 days ago · 627 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.6261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1723 days ago · 605 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 1722 days ago · 540 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1719 days ago · 563 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1718 days ago · 581 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.6228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1716 days ago · 542 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1715 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 565 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 592 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 572 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 621 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.1244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 616 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1712 days ago · 547 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1709 days ago · 583 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.7Fiji region · 1706 days ago · 600 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 632 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 4.7Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 645 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1705 days ago · 625 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1704 days ago · 617 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 4.4208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1703 days ago · 552 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 4.6290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1702 days ago · 556 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 4.4261 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1696 days ago · 519 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 4.5216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1696 days ago · 550 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1690 days ago · 551 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 4.2Fiji region · 1688 days ago · 633 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 4.2286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1687 days ago · 570 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 4.2Fiji region · 1683 days ago · 630 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 4.3247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1680 days ago · 554 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1678 days ago · 598 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 4.3Fiji region · 1677 days ago · 614 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 4.2286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1676 days ago · 622 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.4175 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1737 days ago · 574 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1737 days ago · 555 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.3168 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 654 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1738 days ago · 413 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1739 days ago · 579 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1740 days ago · 443 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 579 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1744 days ago · 606 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 5.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1746 days ago · 575 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1748 days ago · 519 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.2235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1751 days ago · 532 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1751 days ago · 526 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1753 days ago · 584 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1755 days ago · 610 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1756 days ago · 510 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 556 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 538 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1761 days ago · 629 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1761 days ago · 600 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1762 days ago · 598 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gfwa. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.