Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, May 31, 2021, 12:36 PM GMT+12 (00:36 UTC), 554 km (344 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-05-31 00:36:02 UTC
Depth
554.1 km (344.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.597° S, 178.905° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1944 days ago · 594 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.4238 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1941 days ago · 555 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1939 days ago · 521 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1937 days ago · 578 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1937 days ago · 593 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1935 days ago · 578 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.1243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1935 days ago · 557 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1932 days ago · 594 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.2238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1932 days ago · 603 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1930 days ago · 588 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1930 days ago · 551 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1929 days ago · 551 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.1177 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1926 days ago · 550 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.0215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1923 days ago · 569 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1923 days ago · 589 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.0272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1922 days ago · 576 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1912 days ago · 566 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.5192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1911 days ago · 567 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1910 days ago · 606 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 4.0214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1909 days ago · 561 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.1226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1909 days ago · 575 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 4.2231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1909 days ago · 568 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1905 days ago · 585 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.2231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1897 days ago · 564 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 4.2214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1897 days ago · 586 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 4.1220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1896 days ago · 564 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 4.5252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1893 days ago · 552 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 4.6260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1893 days ago · 559 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 4.1212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1892 days ago · 563 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1891 days ago · 539 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 4.2163 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1890 days ago · 531 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 5.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1948 days ago · 521 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.0107 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1948 days ago · 584 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.7224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1949 days ago · 547 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1952 days ago · 574 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1953 days ago · 590 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1955 days ago · 550 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1956 days ago · 588 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1963 days ago · 558 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1968 days ago · 537 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1972 days ago · 583 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.2239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1973 days ago · 567 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1974 days ago · 576 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.0229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1975 days ago · 608 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1975 days ago · 598 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000e9ge. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.