Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Sep 22, 2021, 12:10 AM GMT+12 (12:10 UTC), 473 km (294 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-09-21 12:10:20 UTC
Depth
472.7 km (293.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.713° S, 178.066° 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 11.9 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
60

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1829 days ago · 541 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1827 days ago · 590 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 500 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1823 days ago · 467 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1821 days ago · 578 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1820 days ago · 564 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.3253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1818 days ago · 584 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1817 days ago · 581 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1816 days ago · 631 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1813 days ago · 619 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1812 days ago · 635 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1803 days ago · 570 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 1803 days ago · 655 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1802 days ago · 543 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1802 days ago · 602 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 1801 days ago · 592 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1800 days ago · 610 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1798 days ago · 562 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1793 days ago · 570 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1792 days ago · 508 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 1787 days ago · 568 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1787 days ago · 601 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1786 days ago · 604 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 554 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1784 days ago · 590 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 4.0Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 633 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 559 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 512 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 564 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 555 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 4.7257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 486 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.2247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1837 days ago · 541 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 622 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 595 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1842 days ago · 590 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 1842 days ago · 460 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.1248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1844 days ago · 607 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1846 days ago · 564 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 567 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 5.3Fiji region · 1855 days ago · 550 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1858 days ago · 512 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1862 days ago · 604 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1862 days ago · 537 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fd3z. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.