Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes 239 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 239 kilometers east of Levuka, Fiji, on July 19, 2026, at 14:28:55.601 UTC. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the seismic event's epicenter at coordinates -17.8558 latitude and -178.4373 longitude.

The earthquake occurred at a significant depth of 636.626 kilometers. The USGS, a scientific agency of the United States government, monitors and reports on earthquakes globally, providing data on magnitude, location, depth, and time of occurrence. These measurements are based on seismic wave detection from their worldwide network of sensors.