M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Sep 20, 2018, 8:42 AM GMT+12 (20:42 UTC), 584 km (363 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000h2t3. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.