Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, May 23, 2021, 9:32 AM GMT+12 (21:32 UTC), 550 km (342 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-05-22 21:32:57 UTC
Depth
549.7 km (341.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.790° S, 178.485° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
100

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1954 days ago · 562 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1953 days ago · 590 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1952 days ago · 574 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.7224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1949 days ago · 547 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 5.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1948 days ago · 521 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.2195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1947 days ago · 554 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.9229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1944 days ago · 594 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.4297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1944 days ago · 571 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.4238 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1941 days ago · 555 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1939 days ago · 615 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1939 days ago · 521 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1937 days ago · 578 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1937 days ago · 593 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1936 days ago · 578 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.1243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1935 days ago · 557 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1932 days ago · 594 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 4.2238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1932 days ago · 603 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1931 days ago · 588 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1930 days ago · 574 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 1930 days ago · 551 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 1929 days ago · 551 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 1927 days ago · 495 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1927 days ago · 635 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.1177 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1926 days ago · 550 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 4.0215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1923 days ago · 569 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1923 days ago · 589 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 4.0272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1922 days ago · 576 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1914 days ago · 597 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1912 days ago · 566 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 4.5192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1911 days ago · 567 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1910 days ago · 606 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 4.0214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1910 days ago · 561 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 4.1226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1909 days ago · 575 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 4.2231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1909 days ago · 568 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1905 days ago · 585 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 4.1271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1898 days ago · 546 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 4.2231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1897 days ago · 564 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 4.2214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1897 days ago · 586 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1897 days ago · 530 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 4.1220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1897 days ago · 564 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 4.3Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 608 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1895 days ago · 564 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1956 days ago · 633 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1957 days ago · 588 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1963 days ago · 558 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1968 days ago · 537 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1972 days ago · 583 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.2239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1973 days ago · 567 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1974 days ago · 576 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.0229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1975 days ago · 608 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1975 days ago · 598 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 1979 days ago · 541 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.1228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1979 days ago · 544 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.2221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1980 days ago · 558 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1982 days ago · 593 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e5d9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC.