Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 247 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 247 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 9:36 AM GMT+12 (21:36 UTC), 541 km (336 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
2021-09-17 21:36:38 UTC
Depth
540.9 km (336.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.971° S, 178.345° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1834 days ago · 473 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.4251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1833 days ago · 613 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.2263 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1830 days ago · 563 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1830 days ago · 541 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.1214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1830 days ago · 563 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.0215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1828 days ago · 558 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1828 days ago · 590 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.8Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 500 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1822 days ago · 578 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1820 days ago · 564 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.3253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1819 days ago · 584 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1818 days ago · 581 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1817 days ago · 485 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1816 days ago · 631 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1815 days ago · 563 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 1815 days ago · 612 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1814 days ago · 552 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1812 days ago · 635 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.1245 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1803 days ago · 528 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1802 days ago · 543 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1802 days ago · 602 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 4.0235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1801 days ago · 562 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 4.3246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1801 days ago · 562 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 1801 days ago · 592 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 4.2210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1801 days ago · 594 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 1801 days ago · 610 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 4.1223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1800 days ago · 586 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 4.2216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1799 days ago · 593 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1799 days ago · 562 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1795 days ago · 565 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1794 days ago · 570 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1793 days ago · 508 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1791 days ago · 521 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1790 days ago · 524 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1788 days ago · 601 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1786 days ago · 604 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 4.2234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1786 days ago · 599 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 554 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 4.1188 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 579 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 590 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 4.0Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 633 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 4.3Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 512 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 622 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1841 days ago · 589 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1842 days ago · 590 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1843 days ago · 460 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.0272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1844 days ago · 573 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.1248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1845 days ago · 607 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.5221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1846 days ago · 560 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1847 days ago · 564 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1847 days ago · 567 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1853 days ago · 618 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 5.3Fiji region · 1855 days ago · 550 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1856 days ago · 601 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1859 days ago · 512 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1862 days ago · 604 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1863 days ago · 537 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fdix. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.