Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 272 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 272 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 10:52 AM GMT+12 (22:52 UTC), 582 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 213 km E 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
2026-07-29 22:52:31 UTC
Depth
581.7 km (361.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.425° S, 178.131° 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 14.2 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 62 days ago · 556 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 61 days ago · 622 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 60 days ago · 568 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.2264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 58 days ago · 584 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.6224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 57 days ago · 606 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 5.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 53 days ago · 584 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 52 days ago · 596 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 5.0221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 49 days ago · 553 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 5.4213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 46 days ago · 573 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.8216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 45 days ago · 574 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 42 days ago · 573 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 37 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 32 days ago · 576 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.1270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 31 days ago · 493 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.9Fiji region · 31 days ago · 616 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 31 days ago · 609 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 28 days ago · 609 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 25 days ago · 515 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 21 days ago · 623 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 20 days ago · 596 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19 days ago · 553 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 19 days ago · 583 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 13 days ago · 534 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 13 days ago · 412 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.1297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 71 days ago · 605 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 72 days ago · 605 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.5291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 73 days ago · 500 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.5262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 73 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 73 days ago · 587 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 77 days ago · 638 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.0238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 84 days ago · 606 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 84 days ago · 614 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 85 days ago · 619 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 85 days ago · 585 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.0292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 93 days ago · 526 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.1208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 95 days ago · 565 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000thuk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.