Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 7:10 PM GMT+13 (06:10 UTC), 566 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-29 06:10:01 UTC
Depth
565.7 km (351.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.932° S, 178.740° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2955 days ago · 626 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2954 days ago · 554 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 2950 days ago · 548 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2946 days ago · 585 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2946 days ago · 575 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 5.5Fiji region · 2937 days ago · 516 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 2925 days ago · 568 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2923 days ago · 590 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.6281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2923 days ago · 528 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2923 days ago · 494 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2922 days ago · 541 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2918 days ago · 625 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2913 days ago · 523 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2961 days ago · 480 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2967 days ago · 542 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2968 days ago · 618 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.1298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2969 days ago · 521 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2972 days ago · 639 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2972 days ago · 543 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2976 days ago · 537 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2978 days ago · 591 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2979 days ago · 567 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000gjbz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.