Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 5:37 PM GMT+12 (05:37 UTC), 529 km (329 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 282 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-08-20 05:37:48 UTC
Depth
529.0 km (328.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.075° S, 177.869° 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 36.8 km horizontally, 24.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3240 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 536 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 540 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.4282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 586 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2956 days ago · 576 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.2273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 518 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.5290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 585 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.1226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2955 days ago · 539 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.2286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2955 days ago · 529 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2955 days ago · 533 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2955 days ago · 504 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2955 days ago · 561 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2955 days ago · 616 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.0284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2955 days ago · 522 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.5293 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2955 days ago · 421 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 2955 days ago · 557 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.0218 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2954 days ago · 550 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 2954 days ago · 520 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2954 days ago · 512 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2953 days ago · 576 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 4.2255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2953 days ago · 580 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 4.2296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2952 days ago · 549 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2952 days ago · 585 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2951 days ago · 590 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2951 days ago · 547 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 4.0295 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2951 days ago · 541 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 4.2270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2950 days ago · 539 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 4.1295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2950 days ago · 574 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 4.1Fiji region · 2949 days ago · 525 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 4.1Fiji region · 2949 days ago · 574 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 4.2249 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 2949 days ago · 543 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 4.1295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2949 days ago · 576 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2948 days ago · 599 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 4.5281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2947 days ago · 519 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2946 days ago · 586 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2946 days ago · 582 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 4.2Fiji region · 2944 days ago · 554 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 4.4292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2944 days ago · 586 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 4.1Fiji region · 2941 days ago · 530 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 4.8Fiji region · 2939 days ago · 549 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 4.2270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 545 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 4.0264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 598 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 5.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2934 days ago · 577 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  43. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2932 days ago · 574 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2932 days ago · 614 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 4.9267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2929 days ago · 496 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 4.2Fiji region · 2928 days ago · 561 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2928 days ago · 544 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 4.4266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2926 days ago · 521 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2925 days ago · 572 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 4.2299 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 2923 days ago · 416 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 4.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2923 days ago · 648 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 4.5268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2920 days ago · 609 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 4.9269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2918 days ago · 499 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 4.1286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2915 days ago · 554 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 4.4288 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2914 days ago · 543 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 4.1Fiji region · 2913 days ago · 590 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 4.2257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2906 days ago · 564 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2904 days ago · 551 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 566 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2956 days ago · 610 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.5244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 474 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.5243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 492 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 613 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.2239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 529 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 540 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.7294 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 412 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.6269 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 543 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.8286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 548 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 507 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 539 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 529 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 555 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2957 days ago · 553 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2957 days ago · 555 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2957 days ago · 616 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2957 days ago · 541 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2957 days ago · 620 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 2957 days ago · 579 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000gjfa. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC.