Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 11:47 PM GMT+12 (11:47 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-31 11:47:27 UTC
Depth
549.7 km (341.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.503° S, 178.917° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.2 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1733 days ago · 560 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1730 days ago · 583 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.6261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1725 days ago · 605 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 1725 days ago · 540 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1721 days ago · 563 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.6228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1719 days ago · 542 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 4.2211 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1719 days ago · 527 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1718 days ago · 565 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1717 days ago · 572 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.1244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 616 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1714 days ago · 547 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1711 days ago · 583 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.3194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1709 days ago · 530 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1707 days ago · 617 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.4208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1705 days ago · 552 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.4184 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1704 days ago · 556 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.4261 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1699 days ago · 519 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.5216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1698 days ago · 550 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1693 days ago · 551 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.2220 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1691 days ago · 484 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 4.8201 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1683 days ago · 539 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.3247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1682 days ago · 554 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1680 days ago · 598 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 4.5218 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1679 days ago · 493 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 4.3200 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1677 days ago · 517 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 4.4203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1676 days ago · 537 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 4.4212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1675 days ago · 537 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.5206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1737 days ago · 544 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.6248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 580 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.4175 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 574 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 555 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.3168 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 654 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 6.1141 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 639 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.5146 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1741 days ago · 609 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1742 days ago · 579 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1746 days ago · 606 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 5.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1749 days ago · 575 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.2235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1753 days ago · 532 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1753 days ago · 526 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1755 days ago · 584 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 510 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.2205 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1759 days ago · 399 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1761 days ago · 538 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.0236 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1764 days ago · 641 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1765 days ago · 598 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000g85t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.