Fiji earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 25, 2018, 3:48 AM GMT+13 (14:48 UTC), 473 km (294 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mww), moderate
Local time: Fri, May 25, 2018, 3:48 AM GMT+13
UTC: 2018-05-24 14:48:51 UTC
Depth: 473.1 km (294.0 mi), deep
Epicenter: 21.261° S, 178.164° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Normal
Moment magnitude: 5.4 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 223°, dip 26°, rake -92°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 45°, dip 64°, rake -89°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 8.7 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 30°
Stations used: 129

Nearest places

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

Nuku‘alofa, TongaPopulation 22,400. Forecast308 kmW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000eb96 (also filed as iscgem615000732). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC.