Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 232 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Aug 14, 2026, 6:03 AM GMT+12 (18:03 UTC), 596 km (370 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-13 18:03:19 UTC
Depth
595.8 km (370.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.905° S, 178.493° 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 12.0 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
108

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 since this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 49 days ago · 553 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 5.4213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 46 days ago · 573 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.8216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 45 days ago · 574 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 42 days ago · 573 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 37 days ago · 580 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 32 days ago · 576 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.1270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 31 days ago · 493 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 28 days ago · 609 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 27 days ago · 545 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.3218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 27 days ago · 545 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 21 days ago · 623 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 20 days ago · 596 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19 days ago · 553 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 13 days ago · 534 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 52 days ago · 563 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 5.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 53 days ago · 584 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.0203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 55 days ago · 547 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.6224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 57 days ago · 606 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.2264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 58 days ago · 584 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 60 days ago · 568 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 61 days ago · 622 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 62 days ago · 556 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 67 days ago · 582 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.9204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 67 days ago · 526 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.1297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 71 days ago · 605 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 72 days ago · 605 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 72 days ago · 578 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.5262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 73 days ago · 550 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 73 days ago · 587 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 77 days ago · 638 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tkic. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.