Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Oct 8, 2022, 11:44 AM GMT+12 (23:44 UTC), 569 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 279 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
2022-10-07 23:44:51 UTC
Depth
568.7 km (353.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.849° S, 178.482° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1454 days ago · 542 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.5206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1451 days ago · 569 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.2243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1447 days ago · 591 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1447 days ago · 579 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.2246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1446 days ago · 533 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1445 days ago · 596 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1445 days ago · 601 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1444 days ago · 620 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1443 days ago · 566 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1442 days ago · 601 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.3213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1442 days ago · 547 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1440 days ago · 565 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1439 days ago · 549 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1437 days ago · 634 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.6226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1437 days ago · 558 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1435 days ago · 589 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1435 days ago · 541 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 1434 days ago · 618 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1433 days ago · 507 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 4.2223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1431 days ago · 566 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1429 days ago · 584 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.1240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1426 days ago · 563 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 1425 days ago · 608 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1424 days ago · 510 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 4.5216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1419 days ago · 551 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1415 days ago · 575 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 4.3225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1415 days ago · 527 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 4.4254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1413 days ago · 584 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.3240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1408 days ago · 556 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 5.0279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1406 days ago · 543 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 4.3260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1405 days ago · 580 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1403 days ago · 619 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 4.3294 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1401 days ago · 547 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1400 days ago · 568 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 4.5198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1399 days ago · 544 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 4.2241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1398 days ago · 553 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 4.4205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1395 days ago · 537 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 4.2Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 567 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1455 days ago · 639 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.3190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1456 days ago · 520 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1459 days ago · 588 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.2203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1460 days ago · 568 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1464 days ago · 549 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.4210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1466 days ago · 523 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1467 days ago · 617 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1468 days ago · 569 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1470 days ago · 561 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1473 days ago · 462 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.3215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1473 days ago · 551 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1474 days ago · 627 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1476 days ago · 599 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.2216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1476 days ago · 547 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.1225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1477 days ago · 560 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1477 days ago · 549 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.0259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1478 days ago · 593 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1481 days ago · 577 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1484 days ago · 581 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000itbl. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC.