Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Aug 14, 2018, 2:31 PM GMT+13 (01:31 UTC), 543 km (337 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. 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
2018-08-14 01:31:19 UTC
Depth
543.0 km (337.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.387° S, 178.249° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5249 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2972 days ago · 410 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.1298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2968 days ago · 521 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2967 days ago · 576 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 542 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2964 days ago · 531 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2960 days ago · 480 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.6270 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2958 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 2956 days ago · 566 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2956 days ago · 316 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.2262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2955 days ago · 508 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.4247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2955 days ago · 504 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 2953 days ago · 554 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2952 days ago · 603 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2950 days ago · 592 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 2949 days ago · 548 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2945 days ago · 585 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2945 days ago · 575 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2944 days ago · 422 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 4.2256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2940 days ago · 524 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 5.5Fiji region · 2936 days ago · 516 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2928 days ago · 472 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 4.6281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2922 days ago · 528 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2922 days ago · 494 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 2921 days ago · 541 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 4.1275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2920 days ago · 512 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 4.4292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2912 days ago · 613 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2912 days ago · 483 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2973 days ago · 599 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2977 days ago · 591 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.5267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2978 days ago · 509 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2986 days ago · 657 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2990 days ago · 512 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2992 days ago · 431 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2992 days ago · 545 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2993 days ago · 585 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2998 days ago · 421 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3000 days ago · 560 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000gbk4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.