Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, May 3, 2021, 6:01 PM GMT+12 (06:01 UTC), 608 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 265 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-03 06:01:48 UTC
Depth
608.0 km (377.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.785° S, 178.541° 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 15.6 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1976 days ago · 576 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.2239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1976 days ago · 567 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1975 days ago · 583 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1971 days ago · 537 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1966 days ago · 558 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1959 days ago · 588 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1958 days ago · 633 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1958 days ago · 550 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.3297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1956 days ago · 562 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1955 days ago · 590 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1955 days ago · 574 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.7224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1952 days ago · 547 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 5.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1950 days ago · 521 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.2195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1950 days ago · 554 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.9229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1947 days ago · 594 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 4.4297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1947 days ago · 571 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.4238 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1944 days ago · 555 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1942 days ago · 615 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1941 days ago · 521 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1940 days ago · 578 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1939 days ago · 593 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1938 days ago · 578 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 4.1243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1938 days ago · 557 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 4.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1934 days ago · 594 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 4.2238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1934 days ago · 603 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1933 days ago · 588 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1933 days ago · 574 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 1933 days ago · 551 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 4.1Fiji region · 1931 days ago · 551 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 4.5Fiji region · 1930 days ago · 495 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1929 days ago · 635 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 4.1177 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1928 days ago · 550 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 4.0215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1926 days ago · 569 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1925 days ago · 589 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 4.0272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1924 days ago · 576 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1977 days ago · 598 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1981 days ago · 541 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.1228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1982 days ago · 544 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.2221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1982 days ago · 558 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1984 days ago · 593 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1988 days ago · 568 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.4250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1990 days ago · 588 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1995 days ago · 606 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1995 days ago · 601 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.6280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1997 days ago · 536 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1997 days ago · 587 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.1205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1998 days ago · 548 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1999 days ago · 611 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1999 days ago · 517 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2001 days ago · 590 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.7213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2001 days ago · 522 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2002 days ago · 553 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.4245 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2004 days ago · 573 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2004 days ago · 559 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2004 days ago · 521 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e1t9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC.