Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 262 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 262 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Jul 24, 2026, 7:42 AM GMT+12 (19:42 UTC), 550 km (342 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-23 19:42:17 UTC
Depth
549.8 km (341.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.026° S, 178.202° 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 17.7 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5291 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 73 days ago · 500 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 72 days ago · 578 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 72 days ago · 605 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.1297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 71 days ago · 605 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.9204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 67 days ago · 526 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 67 days ago · 582 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 62 days ago · 556 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 61 days ago · 622 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 60 days ago · 568 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.2264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 58 days ago · 584 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.6224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 57 days ago · 606 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.0203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 55 days ago · 547 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 5.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 53 days ago · 584 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 52 days ago · 563 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 52 days ago · 596 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 5.0221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 49 days ago · 553 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 5.4213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 46 days ago · 573 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.8216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 45 days ago · 574 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.3272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 42 days ago · 573 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 37 days ago · 580 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 32 days ago · 576 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 4.1270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 31 days ago · 493 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 4.9Fiji region · 31 days ago · 616 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 28 days ago · 609 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 27 days ago · 545 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 4.3218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 27 days ago · 545 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 25 days ago · 515 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 21 days ago · 623 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 20 days ago · 596 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 19 days ago · 553 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 13 days ago · 534 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 73 days ago · 587 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 77 days ago · 638 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.0238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 84 days ago · 606 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 84 days ago · 614 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 85 days ago · 619 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 85 days ago · 585 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.0189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 89 days ago · 538 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.0292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 93 days ago · 526 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.1208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 95 days ago · 565 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 97 days ago · 619 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.4194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 99 days ago · 538 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 100 days ago · 633 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t2up. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.