Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Mar 9, 2018, 12:05 PM GMT+12 (00:05 UTC), 579 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 290 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-03-09 00:05:51 UTC
Depth
579.2 km (359.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.612° S, 177.998° 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 18.8 km horizontally, 25.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3125 days ago · 550 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3123 days ago · 586 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3119 days ago · 641 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3117 days ago · 552 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.0280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3116 days ago · 509 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3116 days ago · 474 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3115 days ago · 518 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3114 days ago · 598 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.7229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3112 days ago · 539 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.4213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3109 days ago · 540 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3105 days ago · 480 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3104 days ago · 543 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3102 days ago · 588 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3101 days ago · 542 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 5.8294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3100 days ago · 511 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.6254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3097 days ago · 580 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3095 days ago · 633 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.3213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3092 days ago · 585 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3091 days ago · 543 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 4.2286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3089 days ago · 618 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 4.4250 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3089 days ago · 500 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3088 days ago · 588 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 4.3266 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3086 days ago · 584 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 4.3221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3085 days ago · 490 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 3084 days ago · 507 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 4.7210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3079 days ago · 537 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 4.0279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3078 days ago · 615 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3076 days ago · 532 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3076 days ago · 626 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 5.9290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3073 days ago · 585 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 4.8292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3073 days ago · 554 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3071 days ago · 597 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3129 days ago · 386 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.4227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3136 days ago · 494 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3136 days ago · 505 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.2261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3137 days ago · 581 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.3258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3137 days ago · 609 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.6275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3140 days ago · 534 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.0280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3142 days ago · 551 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 6.0215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3155 days ago · 557 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3155 days ago · 591 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3155 days ago · 521 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3155 days ago · 570 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3156 days ago · 574 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d5aa. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC.