Fiji earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Feb 23, 2018, 2:16 PM GMT-12 (02:16 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb), light
Local time: Fri, Feb 23, 2018, 2:16 PM GMT-12
UTC: 2018-02-24 02:16:56 UTC
Depth: 599.6 km (372.6 mi), deep
Epicenter: 21.407° S, 179.229° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 35°
Stations used: 215

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d7ae (also filed as iscgem615000054). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC.