Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 257 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 257 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 3:40 AM GMT+12 (15:40 UTC), 486 km (302 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 231 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-11-18 15:40:43 UTC
Depth
485.8 km (301.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.234° S, 178.258° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 1772 days ago · 541 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.8253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1772 days ago · 560 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1772 days ago · 563 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1770 days ago · 577 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1769 days ago · 603 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1768 days ago · 628 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1766 days ago · 493 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1764 days ago · 619 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1763 days ago · 573 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1762 days ago · 598 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1762 days ago · 600 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1761 days ago · 629 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1759 days ago · 538 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 556 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1756 days ago · 510 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1755 days ago · 610 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1753 days ago · 584 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1751 days ago · 526 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.2235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1751 days ago · 532 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1748 days ago · 519 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 5.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1747 days ago · 575 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1744 days ago · 606 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 579 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 1740 days ago · 443 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 579 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.0Fiji region · 1739 days ago · 413 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 555 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 4.4175 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 574 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 4.6248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1736 days ago · 580 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 4.5206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1735 days ago · 544 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1731 days ago · 560 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 4.1269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1731 days ago · 588 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 4.5Fiji region · 1730 days ago · 506 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1728 days ago · 583 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 4.3Fiji region · 1728 days ago · 627 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 4.6261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1723 days ago · 605 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 4.9Fiji region · 1723 days ago · 540 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 4.8Fiji region · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 4.4Fiji region · 1719 days ago · 563 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1719 days ago · 581 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 555 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1777 days ago · 564 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 512 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 633 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 590 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 554 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.2234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 599 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1786 days ago · 604 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1788 days ago · 601 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1790 days ago · 524 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1791 days ago · 521 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1793 days ago · 508 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1794 days ago · 570 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1795 days ago · 565 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1798 days ago · 562 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.1223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1800 days ago · 586 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1800 days ago · 610 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.2210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1801 days ago · 594 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 1801 days ago · 592 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.3246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1801 days ago · 562 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fwi2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.