Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 24, 2018, 2:58 AM GMT-12 (14:58 UTC), 607 km (377 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 south of the Fiji Islands. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-06-24 14:58:26 UTC
Depth
607.4 km (377.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.618° S, 179.573° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
27

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3016 days ago · 520 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3015 days ago · 581 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 2999 days ago · 583 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 2981 days ago · 583 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2976 days ago · 567 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2973 days ago · 537 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 2965 days ago · 618 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3020 days ago · 610 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3027 days ago · 576 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3027 days ago · 572 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 3033 days ago · 604 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3040 days ago · 569 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3044 days ago · 602 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3046 days ago · 593 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000frbd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.