Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Dec 30, 2021, 1:29 AM GMT+12 (13:29 UTC), 544 km (338 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-29 13:29:39 UTC
Depth
544.2 km (338.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.588° S, 178.799° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.4 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1733 days ago · 550 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1732 days ago · 560 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1728 days ago · 583 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.6261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1723 days ago · 605 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 1723 days ago · 540 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1719 days ago · 563 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1719 days ago · 581 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.6228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1717 days ago · 542 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.2211 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1717 days ago · 527 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1716 days ago · 565 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 572 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.1244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 616 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1712 days ago · 547 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1709 days ago · 583 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.3194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1707 days ago · 530 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1705 days ago · 617 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.4208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1703 days ago · 552 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.4184 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1702 days ago · 556 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.4261 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1697 days ago · 519 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.5216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1696 days ago · 550 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1691 days ago · 551 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 4.2220 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1689 days ago · 484 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 4.8201 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1681 days ago · 539 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.3247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1680 days ago · 554 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1678 days ago · 598 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 4.5218 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1677 days ago · 493 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 4.2286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1677 days ago · 622 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.6248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1736 days ago · 580 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.4175 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 574 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 555 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.3168 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 654 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 6.1141 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 639 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.5146 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1739 days ago · 609 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 579 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1744 days ago · 606 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 5.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1747 days ago · 575 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1748 days ago · 519 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.2235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1751 days ago · 532 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1751 days ago · 526 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1753 days ago · 584 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1756 days ago · 510 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.2205 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1757 days ago · 399 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1759 days ago · 538 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.0236 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1762 days ago · 641 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1763 days ago · 598 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1765 days ago · 619 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gg4d. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.