Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Aug 14, 2026, 2:39 AM GMT+12 (14:39 UTC), 563 km (350 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
2026-08-13 14:39:38 UTC
Depth
562.5 km (349.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.635° S, 178.725° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 since this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 52 days ago · 596 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 5.0221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 49 days ago · 553 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 5.4213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 46 days ago · 573 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.8216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 45 days ago · 574 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 38 days ago · 580 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.2129 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 37 days ago · 630 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 32 days ago · 576 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.1270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 32 days ago · 493 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 28 days ago · 609 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 28 days ago · 545 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.3218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 27 days ago · 545 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 21 days ago · 623 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 20 days ago · 596 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.1169 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 20 days ago · 507 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19 days ago · 553 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 14 days ago · 534 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 5.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 53 days ago · 584 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.0203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 55 days ago · 547 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.6224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 57 days ago · 606 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.2264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 58 days ago · 584 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 61 days ago · 568 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 61 days ago · 622 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 62 days ago · 556 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.9204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 68 days ago · 526 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 72 days ago · 605 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 72 days ago · 578 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.5262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 73 days ago · 550 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 73 days ago · 587 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 77 days ago · 638 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tkhc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:43 PM UTC.