M4.6 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 11:47 PM GMT+13 (10:47 UTC), 567 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 224 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 1.6 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 61.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hs3y. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.