Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 10:05 AM GMT+12 (22:05 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2026-04-15 22:05:01 UTC
Depth
600.1 km (372.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.638° S, 178.625° 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, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 166 days ago · 611 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.0260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 164 days ago · 650 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 158 days ago · 587 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 158 days ago · 566 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.3201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 158 days ago · 535 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.2215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 157 days ago · 567 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.1277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 155 days ago · 550 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 4.2207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 153 days ago · 558 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 151 days ago · 543 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.5286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 150 days ago · 576 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.0283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 150 days ago · 640 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.2253 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 149 days ago · 553 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.7214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 142 days ago · 573 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.5209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 142 days ago · 560 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.7210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 139 days ago · 566 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.2255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 133 days ago · 586 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.9211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 131 days ago · 537 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 125 days ago · 564 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 124 days ago · 616 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 119 days ago · 559 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 116 days ago · 585 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 4.5208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 114 days ago · 581 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 113 days ago · 559 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 172 days ago · 550 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.1210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 175 days ago · 560 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.2258 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 177 days ago · 526 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.2250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 180 days ago · 637 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.0252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 183 days ago · 581 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.2209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 184 days ago · 581 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 184 days ago · 583 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 185 days ago · 591 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 187 days ago · 493 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 188 days ago · 557 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 190 days ago · 580 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 194 days ago · 570 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.6249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 194 days ago · 576 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.7209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 196 days ago · 545 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.3212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 201 days ago · 571 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ssdp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.