Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 231 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 231 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jul 20, 2021, 6:21 AM GMT+12 (18:21 UTC), 564 km (350 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-07-19 18:21:23 UTC
Depth
564.0 km (350.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.683° S, 178.534° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
38

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. 4.2214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1898 days ago · 586 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1898 days ago · 530 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.1220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1897 days ago · 564 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 608 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1896 days ago · 564 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.5252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1894 days ago · 552 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.6260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1894 days ago · 559 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.1212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1892 days ago · 563 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1892 days ago · 539 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1890 days ago · 621 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.0272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1890 days ago · 576 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.1262 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1886 days ago · 562 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.4275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1886 days ago · 577 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1885 days ago · 574 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.2298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1882 days ago · 630 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1882 days ago · 543 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.5296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1878 days ago · 597 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1877 days ago · 606 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.4251 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1873 days ago · 602 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1869 days ago · 549 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1862 days ago · 604 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 5.3Fiji region · 1855 days ago · 550 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  23. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1853 days ago · 618 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1847 days ago · 564 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 4.5221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1846 days ago · 560 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 4.1248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1845 days ago · 607 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 4.2214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1844 days ago · 563 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 4.0272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1843 days ago · 573 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1842 days ago · 590 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 4.2Fiji region · 1841 days ago · 589 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 622 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.1271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1899 days ago · 546 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1905 days ago · 585 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.2231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1910 days ago · 568 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.1226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1910 days ago · 575 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.0214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1910 days ago · 561 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1911 days ago · 606 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.5192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1912 days ago · 567 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1913 days ago · 566 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1915 days ago · 597 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.0272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1922 days ago · 576 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1923 days ago · 589 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.0215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1924 days ago · 569 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.1177 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1926 days ago · 550 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1927 days ago · 635 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000enhk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.