Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 241 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 241 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, May 15, 2021, 12:04 PM GMT+12 (00:04 UTC), 558 km (347 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
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-05-15 00:04:15 UTC
Depth
557.9 km (346.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.730° S, 178.434° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1957 days ago · 588 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1956 days ago · 633 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1955 days ago · 550 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.3297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1954 days ago · 562 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1953 days ago · 590 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1953 days ago · 574 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.7224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1949 days ago · 547 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 5.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1948 days ago · 521 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.2195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1947 days ago · 554 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.9229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1944 days ago · 594 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.4297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1944 days ago · 571 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.4238 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1941 days ago · 555 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1940 days ago · 615 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1939 days ago · 521 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1938 days ago · 578 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1937 days ago · 593 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1936 days ago · 578 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.1243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1936 days ago · 557 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 4.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1932 days ago · 594 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 4.2238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1932 days ago · 603 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1931 days ago · 588 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1931 days ago · 574 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 1931 days ago · 551 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 1929 days ago · 551 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 1928 days ago · 495 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1927 days ago · 635 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 4.1177 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1926 days ago · 550 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 4.0215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1923 days ago · 569 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1923 days ago · 589 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 4.0272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1922 days ago · 576 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1914 days ago · 597 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1913 days ago · 566 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 4.5192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1911 days ago · 567 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1910 days ago · 606 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 4.0214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1910 days ago · 561 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 4.1226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1909 days ago · 575 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 4.2231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1909 days ago · 568 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1905 days ago · 585 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1969 days ago · 537 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1972 days ago · 583 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.2239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1974 days ago · 567 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1974 days ago · 576 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.0229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1975 days ago · 608 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1975 days ago · 598 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1979 days ago · 541 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.1228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1979 days ago · 544 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.2221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1980 days ago · 558 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1982 days ago · 593 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1986 days ago · 568 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.4250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1988 days ago · 588 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1993 days ago · 606 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1993 days ago · 601 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e4r5. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.