Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Aug 9, 2022, 10:12 PM GMT+12 (10:12 UTC), 568 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 241 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2022-08-09 10:12:18 UTC
Depth
567.8 km (352.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.339° S, 178.589° 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 16.1 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1516 days ago · 564 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1514 days ago · 598 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.4244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1512 days ago · 586 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1512 days ago · 561 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1511 days ago · 538 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1511 days ago · 558 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.2210 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1511 days ago · 530 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1508 days ago · 563 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1508 days ago · 518 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1504 days ago · 567 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.2240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1503 days ago · 580 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1501 days ago · 549 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1498 days ago · 603 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1497 days ago · 566 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.1194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1495 days ago · 565 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1494 days ago · 575 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1494 days ago · 464 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 4.2215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1493 days ago · 560 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.4202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1492 days ago · 542 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 4.1291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1490 days ago · 523 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 4.1189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1488 days ago · 535 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1487 days ago · 581 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 4.0259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1481 days ago · 593 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 4.1225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1480 days ago · 560 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 4.2216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1479 days ago · 547 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1479 days ago · 599 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1477 days ago · 627 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 4.1224 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 1477 days ago · 570 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 4.3215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1476 days ago · 551 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1473 days ago · 561 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1472 days ago · 569 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 4.4210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1469 days ago · 523 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1468 days ago · 549 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 4.2203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1463 days ago · 568 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1462 days ago · 588 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 4.3190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1460 days ago · 520 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1458 days ago · 569 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1519 days ago · 603 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.8240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1520 days ago · 595 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1520 days ago · 583 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1521 days ago · 560 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.0262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1523 days ago · 593 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1525 days ago · 648 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.1200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1525 days ago · 558 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.7211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1525 days ago · 551 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1540 days ago · 618 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1546 days ago · 549 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ibvw. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.