Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 265 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 265 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 11:22 AM GMT+12 (23:22 UTC), 549 km (341 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-08-17 23:22:15 UTC
Depth
548.8 km (341.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.138° S, 178.180° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1862 days ago · 537 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1861 days ago · 604 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1858 days ago · 512 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1855 days ago · 601 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 5.3Fiji region · 1854 days ago · 550 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1852 days ago · 618 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 567 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1846 days ago · 564 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.5221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1845 days ago · 560 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.1248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1844 days ago · 607 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.0272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1843 days ago · 573 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 1842 days ago · 460 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1841 days ago · 590 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 589 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 622 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.2247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1837 days ago · 541 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.2285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1833 days ago · 473 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.4251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1832 days ago · 613 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.2263 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1830 days ago · 563 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1829 days ago · 541 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 4.1214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1829 days ago · 563 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1827 days ago · 590 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 4.8Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 500 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1821 days ago · 578 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1819 days ago · 564 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 4.3253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1818 days ago · 584 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1817 days ago · 581 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1817 days ago · 485 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1815 days ago · 631 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1814 days ago · 563 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 4.6Fiji region · 1814 days ago · 612 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1813 days ago · 552 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 4.1Fiji region · 1812 days ago · 619 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1812 days ago · 635 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.4251 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1872 days ago · 602 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 5.5297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1874 days ago · 523 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1876 days ago · 606 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.5296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1877 days ago · 597 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1880 days ago · 609 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1881 days ago · 543 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.2298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1881 days ago · 630 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1884 days ago · 574 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.4275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1885 days ago · 577 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.1262 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1885 days ago · 562 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1889 days ago · 593 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.0272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1889 days ago · 576 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1890 days ago · 621 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1891 days ago · 539 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.1212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1892 days ago · 563 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.6260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1893 days ago · 559 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 4.5252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1893 days ago · 552 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1895 days ago · 564 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 608 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.1220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1896 days ago · 564 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f4uc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.