Fiji earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jun 3, 2021, 8:36 AM GMT+12 (20:36 UTC), 594 km (369 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb), light
Local time: Thu, Jun 3, 2021, 8:36 AM GMT+12
UTC: 2021-06-02 20:36:23 UTC
Depth: 593.6 km (368.8 mi), deep
Epicenter: 17.908° S, 178.521° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.03
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 34°
Stations used: 95

Nearest places

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

Labasa, FijiPopulation 27,949. Forecast278 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e959 (also filed as iscgem620786474). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.