Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 11:57 AM GMT+12 (23:57 UTC), 539 km (335 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. 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
2026-03-19 23:57:24 UTC
Depth
538.7 km (334.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.410° S, 178.065° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 195 days ago · 576 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 195 days ago · 570 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 191 days ago · 580 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 189 days ago · 557 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 187 days ago · 493 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 185 days ago · 591 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 185 days ago · 583 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.2209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 184 days ago · 581 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.0252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 184 days ago · 581 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 180 days ago · 568 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.2258 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 178 days ago · 526 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 176 days ago · 625 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 175 days ago · 619 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 173 days ago · 550 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.1216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 167 days ago · 611 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 165 days ago · 378 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.0260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 165 days ago · 650 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.3283 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 163 days ago · 636 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 5.2Fiji region · 160 days ago · 363 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 159 days ago · 391 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 159 days ago · 587 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 159 days ago · 566 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 4.2215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 157 days ago · 567 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 156 days ago · 578 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 4.1277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 156 days ago · 550 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 4.0Fiji region · 152 days ago · 579 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 4.5286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 151 days ago · 576 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 4.0283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 151 days ago · 640 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 145 days ago · 570 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 4.7214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 142 days ago · 573 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 4.5209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 142 days ago · 560 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 203 days ago · 589 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 208 days ago · 558 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.2247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 211 days ago · 598 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.2204 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 213 days ago · 577 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 216 days ago · 509 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 219 days ago · 539 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.2213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 219 days ago · 561 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 219 days ago · 571 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.1291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 222 days ago · 607 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 223 days ago · 625 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 225 days ago · 605 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.5290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 226 days ago · 607 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 226 days ago · 648 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.3214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 226 days ago · 594 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 229 days ago · 602 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000shll. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC.