Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 264 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 264 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, May 7, 2023, 6:40 PM GMT+12 (06:40 UTC), 554 km (344 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-07 06:40:06 UTC
Depth
554.1 km (344.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.744° S, 178.215° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 12.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1240 days ago · 560 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 1239 days ago · 565 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1238 days ago · 561 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1235 days ago · 577 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1234 days ago · 419 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.0214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1232 days ago · 601 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.4224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1231 days ago · 547 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1231 days ago · 616 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.4223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1226 days ago · 572 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.1215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1225 days ago · 549 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 1222 days ago · 618 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1220 days ago · 531 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.1215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1219 days ago · 550 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1219 days ago · 587 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.3234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1217 days ago · 545 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1216 days ago · 363 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1215 days ago · 600 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1211 days ago · 596 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1208 days ago · 555 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.1258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1208 days ago · 610 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1205 days ago · 582 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 4.0287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1205 days ago · 638 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1203 days ago · 591 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1202 days ago · 618 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1202 days ago · 583 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 5.7211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1202 days ago · 553 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 4.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1198 days ago · 555 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 4.5216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1194 days ago · 556 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 4.5Fiji region · 1191 days ago · 608 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 4.2249 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1191 days ago · 596 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1190 days ago · 585 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1188 days ago · 616 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 4.0237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1187 days ago · 528 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1248 days ago · 536 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1250 days ago · 543 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1251 days ago · 604 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.4200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1253 days ago · 585 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1253 days ago · 544 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1254 days ago · 562 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.3220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1258 days ago · 532 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1258 days ago · 551 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.0229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1260 days ago · 543 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.2279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1264 days ago · 580 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1266 days ago · 588 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1267 days ago · 600 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.1227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1268 days ago · 545 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1269 days ago · 574 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1269 days ago · 554 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1271 days ago · 621 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.0293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1272 days ago · 592 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1273 days ago · 596 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.2201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1275 days ago · 533 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 4.2205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1276 days ago · 524 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000kb5a. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.