Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 296 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 296 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Mar 8, 2025, 11:43 AM GMT+12 (23:43 UTC), 540 km (336 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-07 23:43:23 UTC
Depth
540.2 km (335.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.588° S, 177.928° 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 18.0 km horizontally, 15.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
225°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 565 days ago · 585 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 561 days ago · 531 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.5291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 560 days ago · 619 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.2279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 559 days ago · 630 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 558 days ago · 614 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 558 days ago · 565 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 558 days ago · 581 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 557 days ago · 566 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 555 days ago · 604 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 553 days ago · 642 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 550 days ago · 629 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 550 days ago · 580 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 4.2296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 540 days ago · 575 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 539 days ago · 603 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.2271 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 538 days ago · 606 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 538 days ago · 588 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 536 days ago · 584 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 535 days ago · 591 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 534 days ago · 628 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 533 days ago · 565 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 532 days ago · 619 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 531 days ago · 534 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 530 days ago · 547 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 522 days ago · 609 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 521 days ago · 362 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.4299 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 577 days ago · 585 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 580 days ago · 565 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 581 days ago · 595 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 582 days ago · 585 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 584 days ago · 566 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 584 days ago · 526 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 585 days ago · 613 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 588 days ago · 549 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 593 days ago · 417 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 594 days ago · 526 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 595 days ago · 547 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 595 days ago · 597 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 599 days ago · 599 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 599 days ago · 601 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 602 days ago · 529 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 604 days ago · 583 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 604 days ago · 577 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pyvy. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.