Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Aug 28, 2021, 11:08 AM GMT+12 (23:08 UTC), 512 km (318 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
2021-08-27 23:08:49 UTC
Depth
511.7 km (317.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.450° S, 177.972° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
23

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1855 days ago · 601 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 5.3Fiji region · 1854 days ago · 550 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1852 days ago · 349 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1852 days ago · 618 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 567 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1846 days ago · 564 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.1248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1844 days ago · 607 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1842 days ago · 460 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1841 days ago · 590 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 622 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.2247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1837 days ago · 541 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.2285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1833 days ago · 473 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1829 days ago · 541 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1827 days ago · 590 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 500 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1823 days ago · 467 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1821 days ago · 578 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1819 days ago · 564 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.3253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1818 days ago · 584 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1817 days ago · 581 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1817 days ago · 485 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1815 days ago · 631 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1814 days ago · 563 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 4.6Fiji region · 1814 days ago · 612 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1813 days ago · 552 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 1812 days ago · 619 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1812 days ago · 635 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 1803 days ago · 570 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 4.5Fiji region · 1802 days ago · 655 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 1802 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1801 days ago · 543 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1801 days ago · 602 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 4.0Fiji region · 1800 days ago · 592 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 4.2Fiji region · 1800 days ago · 610 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1861 days ago · 604 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 1862 days ago · 537 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 1865 days ago · 417 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1868 days ago · 549 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.4251 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1872 days ago · 602 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 5.5297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1874 days ago · 523 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1876 days ago · 606 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.5296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1877 days ago · 597 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1880 days ago · 609 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1881 days ago · 543 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.2298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1881 days ago · 630 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1884 days ago · 574 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.4275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1885 days ago · 577 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f8m9. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.