Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 7:25 AM GMT+13 (18:25 UTC), 485 km (302 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 269 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-11-16 18:25:17 UTC
Depth
485.5 km (301.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.759° S, 177.810° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2875 days ago · 582 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2873 days ago · 582 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2870 days ago · 618 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2867 days ago · 627 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2867 days ago · 568 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2865 days ago · 569 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.7259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2860 days ago · 524 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2860 days ago · 591 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.5296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2860 days ago · 447 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.8267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2858 days ago · 569 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.9269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2857 days ago · 564 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2856 days ago · 451 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.6285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2853 days ago · 602 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2853 days ago · 558 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2852 days ago · 513 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.4293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2850 days ago · 571 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2850 days ago · 593 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.8272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2848 days ago · 541 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2846 days ago · 583 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 4.5239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2846 days ago · 586 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 4.8276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2846 days ago · 503 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 2845 days ago · 564 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 2841 days ago · 556 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 4.5265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2840 days ago · 589 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 4.4268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2838 days ago · 552 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 4.5Fiji region · 2837 days ago · 516 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2837 days ago · 551 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2834 days ago · 592 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 2834 days ago · 590 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 4.1Fiji region · 2832 days ago · 437 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2831 days ago · 555 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 4.0285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2831 days ago · 569 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 4.5Fiji region · 2830 days ago · 610 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 4.3294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2828 days ago · 605 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2828 days ago · 543 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 4.3Fiji region · 2827 days ago · 578 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 4.5Fiji region · 2824 days ago · 548 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 4.6296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2822 days ago · 485 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2822 days ago · 535 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 4.7265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2820 days ago · 540 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 4.9292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2820 days ago · 583 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 4.7Fiji region · 2819 days ago · 572 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2818 days ago · 563 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2877 days ago · 596 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2877 days ago · 541 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2877 days ago · 567 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.2290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2878 days ago · 592 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2881 days ago · 625 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2882 days ago · 582 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.9281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2882 days ago · 556 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.3240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2886 days ago · 590 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2886 days ago · 562 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2888 days ago · 515 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2888 days ago · 544 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2890 days ago · 595 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2891 days ago · 591 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2891 days ago · 573 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.5290 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2894 days ago · 607 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2894 days ago · 553 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2895 days ago · 606 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.3243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2895 days ago · 589 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.9283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2897 days ago · 564 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2899 days ago · 575 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hvrw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:59 PM UTC.