M 4.2 earthquake – 242 km E of Levuka, Fiji
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Local time: Sep 14, 2026 · 03:58 (UTC+12)
LightDeep · 623 km
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 4.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 623 kmDeep earthquake
- Epicenter
- -17.913, -178.400289 km from Labasa
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 6M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 271USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Sep 9, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 30 tons of TNT, 16 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
6 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Fiji.
- 8.2 2018 Fiji Earthquake Aug 19, 2018
- 7.9 45 km S of Levuka, Fiji Sep 6, 2018
- 7.8 Fiji region Jan 1, 1919
- 7.6 240 km E of Levuka, Fiji Mar 9, 1994
- 7.6 144 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna May 23, 1956
- 7.6 178 km E of Levuka, Fiji Feb 22, 1909
- 7.5 262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga May 21, 1962
- 7.4 Fiji region Sep 28, 1957
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.