Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 229 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 8:57 AM GMT+12 (20:57 UTC), 525 km (326 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 295 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-11 20:57:38 UTC
Depth
524.6 km (326.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.746° S, 178.540° 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 17.1 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
22

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 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 720 days ago · 552 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 719 days ago · 633 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.4221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 716 days ago · 578 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.5224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 712 days ago · 563 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.6267 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 712 days ago · 536 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.7216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 712 days ago · 557 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.2247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 711 days ago · 552 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.4183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 709 days ago · 561 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 5.0260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 706 days ago · 608 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 705 days ago · 594 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.9262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 704 days ago · 567 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.2202 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 704 days ago · 560 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.0225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 701 days ago · 545 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 5.4227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 700 days ago · 572 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 698 days ago · 606 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 5.9295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 696 days ago · 436 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  17. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 693 days ago · 589 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 691 days ago · 590 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.6198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 686 days ago · 543 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 4.4165 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 685 days ago · 606 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 679 days ago · 599 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 5.9230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 679 days ago · 588 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 679 days ago · 558 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 678 days ago · 555 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 4.5210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 677 days ago · 528 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 676 days ago · 607 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 4.0208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 669 days ago · 607 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 668 days ago · 615 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 667 days ago · 592 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 664 days ago · 594 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 662 days ago · 530 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 662 days ago · 621 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.4215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 723 days ago · 543 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.5281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 723 days ago · 611 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.3250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 727 days ago · 560 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.4224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 727 days ago · 582 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.4227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 727 days ago · 555 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.5198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 729 days ago · 557 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.5244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 730 days ago · 531 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 736 days ago · 556 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.1204 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 736 days ago · 571 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.0214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 736 days ago · 502 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.2205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 737 days ago · 567 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 737 days ago · 559 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 739 days ago · 554 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 741 days ago · 489 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 742 days ago · 628 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 742 days ago · 510 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.1201 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 748 days ago · 514 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.1183 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 749 days ago · 549 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 749 days ago · 618 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.4226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 750 days ago · 624 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000np21. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.