Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 26, 2018, 3:55 AM GMT+13 (14:55 UTC), 516 km (320 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 296 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-12-25 14:55:23 UTC
Depth
515.6 km (320.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.527° S, 177.483° 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 17.2 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
31

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 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2828 days ago · 551 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2826 days ago · 592 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2825 days ago · 590 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.4296 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2824 days ago · 339 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2823 days ago · 437 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2823 days ago · 555 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.0285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2823 days ago · 569 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2822 days ago · 610 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.3294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2820 days ago · 605 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2819 days ago · 543 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2818 days ago · 578 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2815 days ago · 548 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.6296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2814 days ago · 485 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2813 days ago · 535 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.7265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2812 days ago · 540 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.9292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2811 days ago · 583 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 2811 days ago · 572 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2810 days ago · 563 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2807 days ago · 520 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 2806 days ago · 586 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2804 days ago · 602 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 2804 days ago · 564 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2800 days ago · 551 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2798 days ago · 596 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 4.8298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2796 days ago · 605 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2795 days ago · 522 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 2792 days ago · 482 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2792 days ago · 546 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 4.5277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2792 days ago · 590 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 4.8267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2791 days ago · 549 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 4.4285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2790 days ago · 559 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 4.2Fiji region · 2789 days ago · 584 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 4.2Fiji region · 2789 days ago · 330 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 4.6296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2788 days ago · 619 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2781 days ago · 571 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 4.2Fiji region · 2780 days ago · 507 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 4.4Fiji region · 2780 days ago · 612 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 4.2Fiji region · 2780 days ago · 610 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 4.8273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2777 days ago · 574 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2777 days ago · 578 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 4.7Fiji region · 2775 days ago · 602 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 4.6Fiji region · 2774 days ago · 550 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 4.3Fiji region · 2770 days ago · 576 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 4.4282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2829 days ago · 531 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.4268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2830 days ago · 552 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.5265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2831 days ago · 589 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2833 days ago · 556 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2837 days ago · 564 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.8276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2838 days ago · 503 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2838 days ago · 583 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.8272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2840 days ago · 541 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2842 days ago · 593 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.4293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2842 days ago · 571 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2843 days ago · 513 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2844 days ago · 558 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.6285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2845 days ago · 602 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2847 days ago · 451 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.9269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2848 days ago · 564 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.8267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2850 days ago · 569 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.5296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2851 days ago · 447 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2852 days ago · 591 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 4.7259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2852 days ago · 524 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2857 days ago · 569 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j321. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.