Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 246 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 246 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Dec 31, 2024, 1:01 PM GMT+12 (01:01 UTC), 622 km (386 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-31 01:01:24 UTC
Depth
621.7 km (386.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.943° S, 178.358° 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 15.3 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 638 days ago · 514 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 636 days ago · 547 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 632 days ago · 598 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 5.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 629 days ago · 608 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.5251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 628 days ago · 497 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 625 days ago · 558 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.2245 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 623 days ago · 645 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 622 days ago · 574 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 621 days ago · 578 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 619 days ago · 536 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.0211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 618 days ago · 605 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 617 days ago · 628 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 616 days ago · 567 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 613 days ago · 540 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.6283 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 613 days ago · 525 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 613 days ago · 549 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.1220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 613 days ago · 547 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 4.4193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 611 days ago · 555 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 4.0209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 604 days ago · 607 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 603 days ago · 583 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 602 days ago · 529 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 598 days ago · 601 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 598 days ago · 599 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 4.1278 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 597 days ago · 592 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 594 days ago · 597 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 594 days ago · 526 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 4.6223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 592 days ago · 544 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 4.5Fiji region · 592 days ago · 417 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 587 days ago · 549 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 585 days ago · 613 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 584 days ago · 526 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 4.5Fiji region · 583 days ago · 566 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.6247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 641 days ago · 574 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.6267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 642 days ago · 558 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.5270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 650 days ago · 580 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.8269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 651 days ago · 608 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.4236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 653 days ago · 510 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 5.6252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 654 days ago · 549 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.4221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 655 days ago · 586 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 659 days ago · 618 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.9209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 659 days ago · 548 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.5233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 660 days ago · 592 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 661 days ago · 621 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 662 days ago · 530 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 664 days ago · 594 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 667 days ago · 592 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 667 days ago · 615 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.0208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 668 days ago · 607 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pgkq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.