Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 3:35 AM GMT+13 (14:35 UTC), 581 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2018-10-21 14:35:50 UTC
Depth
580.8 km (360.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.886° S, 178.826° 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 16.9 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 2902 days ago · 470 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2901 days ago · 587 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2890 days ago · 579 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2890 days ago · 593 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2886 days ago · 613 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2871 days ago · 632 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 5.0Fiji region · 2870 days ago · 532 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2868 days ago · 641 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2866 days ago · 541 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2866 days ago · 597 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2863 days ago · 544 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 2862 days ago · 363 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2857 days ago · 558 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2857 days ago · 541 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 2853 days ago · 590 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 2844 days ago · 600 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 2844 days ago · 578 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 2842 days ago · 588 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2911 days ago · 523 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2914 days ago · 581 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2916 days ago · 625 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.1288 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2918 days ago · 372 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2920 days ago · 541 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2922 days ago · 590 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2922 days ago · 599 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 2924 days ago · 568 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hf9i. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC.