Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 222 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 222 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Aug 5, 2023, 2:26 PM GMT+12 (02:26 UTC), 572 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 223 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
2023-08-05 02:26:27 UTC
Depth
571.7 km (355.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.894° S, 178.593° 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 14.4 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
41

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1154 days ago · 552 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1151 days ago · 582 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1151 days ago · 565 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.1254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1149 days ago · 591 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.0202 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1148 days ago · 504 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.2192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1148 days ago · 531 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1147 days ago · 547 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1146 days ago · 557 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.0229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1146 days ago · 586 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1146 days ago · 563 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.3224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1145 days ago · 553 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1144 days ago · 561 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1143 days ago · 584 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1143 days ago · 551 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.3239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1140 days ago · 546 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1136 days ago · 574 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 1130 days ago · 582 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 1130 days ago · 433 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.4208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1129 days ago · 553 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1128 days ago · 519 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.3285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1125 days ago · 596 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 4.0203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1125 days ago · 543 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1122 days ago · 584 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1118 days ago · 513 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1116 days ago · 598 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 4.6223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1109 days ago · 565 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1105 days ago · 529 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1105 days ago · 613 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1101 days ago · 592 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1100 days ago · 452 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1099 days ago · 566 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 4.5228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1097 days ago · 546 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1096 days ago · 568 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.9227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1156 days ago · 549 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.0233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1163 days ago · 599 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1163 days ago · 542 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.1257 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1164 days ago · 594 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.0197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1169 days ago · 520 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1174 days ago · 613 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1177 days ago · 554 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1178 days ago · 615 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.4292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1181 days ago · 538 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ky0d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.