Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 228 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 228 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Dec 12, 2023, 7:42 PM GMT+12 (07:42 UTC), 529 km (329 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 217 km ENE 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
2023-12-12 07:42:12 UTC
Depth
528.9 km (328.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.737° S, 178.558° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
52

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 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1026 days ago · 577 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1025 days ago · 531 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1019 days ago · 576 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.4219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 570 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 589 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 568 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1015 days ago · 559 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.5193 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1015 days ago · 528 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.0253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1013 days ago · 511 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.4205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1010 days ago · 535 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.4256 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1007 days ago · 541 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.3171 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1005 days ago · 605 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.6242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1003 days ago · 606 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1003 days ago · 580 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.2213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1002 days ago · 562 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.1200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 999 days ago · 565 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 995 days ago · 618 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 993 days ago · 608 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.3203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 991 days ago · 540 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 4.4242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 990 days ago · 550 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 989 days ago · 588 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 4.2192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 987 days ago · 510 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 4.2207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 985 days ago · 514 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 985 days ago · 565 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 4.3223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 984 days ago · 564 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 4.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 978 days ago · 591 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 4.2227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 976 days ago · 548 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 4.5235 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 974 days ago · 561 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 971 days ago · 521 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 971 days ago · 625 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 4.5218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 969 days ago · 569 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 4.1206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 969 days ago · 559 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 4.5185 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 967 days ago · 538 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 4.9217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 967 days ago · 541 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.4238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1031 days ago · 548 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1033 days ago · 582 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1034 days ago · 548 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.1242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1036 days ago · 542 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.4216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1037 days ago · 532 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1037 days ago · 495 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 5.0285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1038 days ago · 559 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1038 days ago · 505 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1039 days ago · 609 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1039 days ago · 566 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1040 days ago · 583 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1040 days ago · 598 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.2217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1045 days ago · 541 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.3207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1045 days ago · 542 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1046 days ago · 584 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.0270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1048 days ago · 568 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.0209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1051 days ago · 532 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1055 days ago · 586 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1056 days ago · 567 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000libx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.