M4.0 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 12:51 AM GMT+12 (12:51 UTC), 557 km (346 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 299 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 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000h5gp. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC.