Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 280 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 280 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jan 28, 2025, 7:24 AM GMT+12 (19:24 UTC), 540 km (335 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 283 km ESE 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
2025-01-27 19:24:40 UTC
Depth
539.6 km (335.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.530° S, 178.075° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6283 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 615 days ago · 525 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.1220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 615 days ago · 547 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 605 days ago · 577 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 605 days ago · 583 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 604 days ago · 529 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 600 days ago · 601 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 600 days ago · 599 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 596 days ago · 597 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 596 days ago · 547 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 596 days ago · 526 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 594 days ago · 417 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 589 days ago · 549 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 587 days ago · 613 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 585 days ago · 526 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 585 days ago · 566 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 583 days ago · 585 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 582 days ago · 595 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 582 days ago · 565 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.4299 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 578 days ago · 585 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.2296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 576 days ago · 540 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 566 days ago · 585 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 4.4226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 565 days ago · 586 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 563 days ago · 531 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 4.5291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 561 days ago · 619 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 4.2279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 561 days ago · 630 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 559 days ago · 614 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 559 days ago · 565 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 4.5Fiji region · 559 days ago · 581 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 4.4Fiji region · 558 days ago · 566 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 4.2214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 557 days ago · 635 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 557 days ago · 604 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 618 days ago · 636 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 618 days ago · 567 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 619 days ago · 628 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 623 days ago · 578 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 624 days ago · 574 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 627 days ago · 558 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.5251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 630 days ago · 497 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 5.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 631 days ago · 608 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 634 days ago · 598 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 640 days ago · 514 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 643 days ago · 622 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.6267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 644 days ago · 558 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pmmf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:26 AM UTC.