Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 249 km E of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 249 km E of Labasa, Fiji on Mon, Aug 27, 2018, 9:57 AM GMT+12 (21:57 UTC), 543 km (337 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 208 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-08-26 21:57:16 UTC
Depth
543.1 km (337.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
16.694° S, 178.311° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2948 days ago · 530 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 5.0208 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2946 days ago · 630 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.4178 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 2946 days ago · 479 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.7192 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 2946 days ago · 651 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.1286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2923 days ago · 554 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.4288 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2922 days ago · 543 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.5169 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2921 days ago · 537 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2920 days ago · 590 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.0295 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2958 days ago · 541 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.0218 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2962 days ago · 550 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 2962 days ago · 557 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.5293 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2962 days ago · 421 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.3240 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 536 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 529 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.5244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2964 days ago · 474 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.5243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2964 days ago · 492 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.7294 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2964 days ago · 412 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.6269 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2964 days ago · 543 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.4294 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2964 days ago · 429 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2964 days ago · 598 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.1289 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2964 days ago · 560 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 6.4284 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2965 days ago · 416 km deep · 43 km away · tsunami flag
  15. 4.5246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2965 days ago · 551 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.8234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2965 days ago · 486 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.5190 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 2966 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000h895. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.