Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Dec 20, 2021, 6:17 PM GMT+12 (06:17 UTC), 606 km (376 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 141 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-20 06:17:26 UTC
Depth
605.8 km (376.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.605° S, 178.820° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 579 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.5146 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1739 days ago · 609 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 6.1141 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 639 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.3168 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 654 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 555 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.4175 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1737 days ago · 574 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.6248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1736 days ago · 580 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.5206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1735 days ago · 544 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 4.2197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1733 days ago · 550 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1731 days ago · 560 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1728 days ago · 583 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.6261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1723 days ago · 605 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.9Fiji region · 1722 days ago · 540 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1719 days ago · 563 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1718 days ago · 581 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.6228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1716 days ago · 542 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.2211 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1716 days ago · 527 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 565 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 572 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.1244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 616 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1712 days ago · 547 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1709 days ago · 583 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 4.3194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1707 days ago · 530 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1704 days ago · 617 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 4.4208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1703 days ago · 552 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 4.4184 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1701 days ago · 556 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 4.4261 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1696 days ago · 519 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.5216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1696 days ago · 550 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1690 days ago · 551 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 4.2220 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1688 days ago · 484 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 5.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1746 days ago · 575 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1748 days ago · 519 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.2235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1751 days ago · 532 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1751 days ago · 526 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1753 days ago · 584 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1756 days ago · 510 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.2205 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1757 days ago · 399 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 538 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.0236 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1761 days ago · 641 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1762 days ago · 598 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1764 days ago · 619 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1769 days ago · 603 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1770 days ago · 577 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1771 days ago · 563 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.8253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1772 days ago · 560 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 1772 days ago · 541 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000g8ws. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.