Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, May 10, 2018, 11:49 PM GMT+13 (10:49 UTC), 575 km (358 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-05-10 10:49:28 UTC
Depth
575.4 km (357.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.198° S, 178.438° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.9 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3063 days ago · 617 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.3280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3062 days ago · 516 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3062 days ago · 524 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 3060 days ago · 526 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3058 days ago · 537 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 538 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3054 days ago · 525 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.3292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3052 days ago · 497 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3048 days ago · 547 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3046 days ago · 577 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.8274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3042 days ago · 516 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3041 days ago · 580 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3035 days ago · 535 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 553 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 555 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3031 days ago · 572 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3029 days ago · 573 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 4.4286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3028 days ago · 531 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.0297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3026 days ago · 428 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3024 days ago · 526 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3024 days ago · 576 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 4.3268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3020 days ago · 544 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3020 days ago · 497 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3019 days ago · 484 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 542 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 563 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 4.6Fiji region · 3015 days ago · 521 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3014 days ago · 515 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 5.0Fiji region · 3013 days ago · 599 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3011 days ago · 556 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3069 days ago · 464 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.5261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3076 days ago · 490 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3082 days ago · 578 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.1266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3083 days ago · 402 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3089 days ago · 518 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3090 days ago · 546 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 3093 days ago · 618 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e1yb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.