Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 15, 2023, 6:42 AM GMT+12 (18:42 UTC), 565 km (351 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-14 18:42:48 UTC
Depth
565.1 km (351.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.966° S, 178.360° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1236 days ago · 561 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1233 days ago · 577 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1232 days ago · 419 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.0214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1229 days ago · 601 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.4224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1229 days ago · 547 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1229 days ago · 616 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.4161 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1226 days ago · 610 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.4223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1224 days ago · 572 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.1215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1222 days ago · 549 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 1219 days ago · 618 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1218 days ago · 531 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.1215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1217 days ago · 550 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1217 days ago · 587 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.3234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1215 days ago · 545 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1214 days ago · 363 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1213 days ago · 600 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1209 days ago · 596 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1206 days ago · 555 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.1258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1205 days ago · 610 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1203 days ago · 582 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 4.0287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1203 days ago · 638 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1201 days ago · 591 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1200 days ago · 618 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1200 days ago · 583 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 5.7211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1200 days ago · 553 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 4.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1195 days ago · 555 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 4.5216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1191 days ago · 556 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 4.5Fiji region · 1189 days ago · 608 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 4.2249 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1189 days ago · 596 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1188 days ago · 585 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1186 days ago · 616 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 4.0237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1185 days ago · 528 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 4.4292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1180 days ago · 538 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1177 days ago · 615 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1238 days ago · 560 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1244 days ago · 554 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1246 days ago · 536 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1248 days ago · 543 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1249 days ago · 604 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.4200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1251 days ago · 585 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1251 days ago · 544 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1252 days ago · 562 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.3220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1256 days ago · 532 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1256 days ago · 551 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.0229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1257 days ago · 543 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.2279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1261 days ago · 580 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1263 days ago · 588 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1264 days ago · 600 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.1227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1266 days ago · 545 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1266 days ago · 574 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1266 days ago · 554 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kbwi. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.