Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 19, 2018, 11:10 PM GMT+12 (11:10 UTC), 579 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-08-19 11:10:40 UTC
Depth
579.0 km (359.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.917° S, 177.803° 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 28.2 km horizontally, 23.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000gipp. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC.