Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jun 23, 2018, 4:29 PM GMT-12 (04:29 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-06-24 04:29:50 UTC
Depth
610.2 km (379.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.385° S, 179.238° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
33

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3020 days ago · 607 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 520 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3015 days ago · 581 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 3012 days ago · 490 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3003 days ago · 550 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2999 days ago · 583 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2998 days ago · 560 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2976 days ago · 567 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2975 days ago · 591 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2973 days ago · 537 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2969 days ago · 639 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 2965 days ago · 618 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3024 days ago · 576 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 5.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3027 days ago · 576 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3027 days ago · 572 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3029 days ago · 573 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.8Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 604 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 555 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3040 days ago · 569 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3044 days ago · 602 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3046 days ago · 593 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3047 days ago · 577 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000fraz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC.