Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Dec 31, 2024, 11:40 AM GMT+12 (23:40 UTC), 574 km (357 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-30 23:40:33 UTC
Depth
573.8 km (356.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.609° S, 178.394° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 643 days ago · 622 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 639 days ago · 514 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 638 days ago · 547 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 633 days ago · 598 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 5.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 630 days ago · 608 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.5251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 629 days ago · 497 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 627 days ago · 558 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.2245 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 625 days ago · 645 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 624 days ago · 574 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 622 days ago · 578 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 621 days ago · 536 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.0211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 620 days ago · 605 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 614 days ago · 549 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.1220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 614 days ago · 547 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.4193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 613 days ago · 555 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.0209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 606 days ago · 607 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 603 days ago · 529 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 600 days ago · 601 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 600 days ago · 599 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.1278 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 598 days ago · 592 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 596 days ago · 597 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 595 days ago · 526 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 4.6223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 594 days ago · 544 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 594 days ago · 417 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 589 days ago · 549 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 586 days ago · 613 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 585 days ago · 526 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.6267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 643 days ago · 558 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.5270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 651 days ago · 580 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.8269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 653 days ago · 608 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.4236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 654 days ago · 510 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 5.6252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 656 days ago · 549 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.4221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 656 days ago · 586 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.9209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 661 days ago · 548 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.5233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 661 days ago · 592 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 663 days ago · 621 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 663 days ago · 530 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 665 days ago · 594 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 668 days ago · 592 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 669 days ago · 615 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.0208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 670 days ago · 607 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pgkd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.