Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Mar 25, 2018, 1:16 PM GMT+12 (01:16 UTC), 540 km (335 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 210 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-25 01:16:26 UTC
Depth
539.9 km (335.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.594° S, 179.020° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.5 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
108

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3112 days ago · 540 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3107 days ago · 480 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3106 days ago · 543 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3104 days ago · 588 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.6254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3100 days ago · 580 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3097 days ago · 633 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.3213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3094 days ago · 585 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3093 days ago · 543 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.4250 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3091 days ago · 500 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3091 days ago · 588 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.3266 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3088 days ago · 584 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.3221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3087 days ago · 490 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.9167 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3082 days ago · 614 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.7210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3081 days ago · 537 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3078 days ago · 532 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3073 days ago · 597 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3055 days ago · 580 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.7229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3114 days ago · 539 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3116 days ago · 598 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3119 days ago · 552 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.2181 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3120 days ago · 543 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3121 days ago · 641 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3126 days ago · 586 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.2243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3127 days ago · 550 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.4227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3139 days ago · 494 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.6275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3142 days ago · 534 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000db0g. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.