Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 237 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jan 23, 2018, 7:52 PM GMT+12 (07:52 UTC), 559 km (347 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 215 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-01-23 07:52:04 UTC
Depth
558.6 km (347.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.133° S, 178.442° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 13.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3171 days ago · 523 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3169 days ago · 533 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.7294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3168 days ago · 568 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.3206 km W of Levuka, Fiji · 3167 days ago · 541 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.5226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3166 days ago · 529 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.3241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3160 days ago · 584 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3157 days ago · 574 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3156 days ago · 570 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3155 days ago · 521 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3155 days ago · 591 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 6.0215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3155 days ago · 557 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.0280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3143 days ago · 551 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.6275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3140 days ago · 534 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.3258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3138 days ago · 609 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.2261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3138 days ago · 581 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3137 days ago · 505 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 4.4227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3137 days ago · 494 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3128 days ago · 436 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3127 days ago · 579 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.2243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3125 days ago · 550 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3124 days ago · 586 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3119 days ago · 641 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 4.2181 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3118 days ago · 543 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3117 days ago · 552 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 4.0280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3117 days ago · 509 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3116 days ago · 474 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3116 days ago · 518 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3115 days ago · 598 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 4.7229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3113 days ago · 539 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3173 days ago · 482 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3174 days ago · 545 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3182 days ago · 520 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.5213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3184 days ago · 533 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3184 days ago · 620 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.3221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3186 days ago · 547 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.8239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3186 days ago · 535 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.4201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3188 days ago · 535 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.2250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3190 days ago · 475 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3197 days ago · 546 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3199 days ago · 564 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.0213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3200 days ago · 554 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3201 days ago · 583 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ceed. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:25 AM UTC.