Fiji earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Feb 29, 2024, 9:36 AM GMT+12 (21:36 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 239 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-02-28 21:36:08 UTC
Depth
550.3 km (341.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.539° S, 178.458° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
111

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 946 days ago · 593 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 946 days ago · 555 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.1213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 945 days ago · 532 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 938 days ago · 588 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 938 days ago · 589 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 5.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 938 days ago · 593 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.5206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 936 days ago · 561 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 935 days ago · 573 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 935 days ago · 628 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.6285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 934 days ago · 576 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.2192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 933 days ago · 539 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.0192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 933 days ago · 627 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.0250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 933 days ago · 606 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 931 days ago · 595 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.0291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 929 days ago · 600 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.3224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 927 days ago · 593 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 927 days ago · 610 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 925 days ago · 599 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.3198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 921 days ago · 536 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.2196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 921 days ago · 544 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 4.0281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 917 days ago · 558 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 4.5196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 915 days ago · 550 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 915 days ago · 570 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.4231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 915 days ago · 571 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 4.1212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 911 days ago · 542 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 4.4209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 908 days ago · 546 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 4.3226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 908 days ago · 570 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 906 days ago · 552 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 905 days ago · 588 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 902 days ago · 583 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 4.1274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 901 days ago · 583 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 4.2205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 899 days ago · 582 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 4.3235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 898 days ago · 574 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 4.3212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 897 days ago · 532 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 4.0271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 897 days ago · 579 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 896 days ago · 562 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 4.8195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 892 days ago · 542 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 4.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 891 days ago · 572 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 891 days ago · 598 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 4.4205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 891 days ago · 567 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 889 days ago · 589 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.1201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 952 days ago · 562 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 957 days ago · 492 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.5266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 961 days ago · 528 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.4194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 961 days ago · 533 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.1240 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 963 days ago · 561 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.4202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 964 days ago · 525 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.9217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 967 days ago · 541 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.5185 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 967 days ago · 538 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.1206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 968 days ago · 559 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.5218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 969 days ago · 569 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 971 days ago · 625 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 971 days ago · 521 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.5235 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 973 days ago · 561 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.2227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 976 days ago · 548 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mfpp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:08 AM UTC.