Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 241 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 241 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Apr 17, 2018, 5:57 AM GMT+12 (17:57 UTC), 588 km (365 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
2018-04-16 17:57:41 UTC
Depth
588.0 km (365.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.945° S, 178.405° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 11.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3266 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3086 days ago · 584 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.3221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3085 days ago · 490 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.7210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3079 days ago · 537 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.0279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3077 days ago · 615 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3076 days ago · 532 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3076 days ago · 626 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 5.9290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3073 days ago · 585 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.8292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3073 days ago · 554 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3071 days ago · 597 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3059 days ago · 580 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3056 days ago · 567 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 586 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 571 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3053 days ago · 580 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 3052 days ago · 432 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.1248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3051 days ago · 577 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3049 days ago · 561 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.5231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3043 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.0181 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3041 days ago · 544 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3039 days ago · 618 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 4.3250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3038 days ago · 566 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3037 days ago · 582 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3030 days ago · 568 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3029 days ago · 580 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.4250 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3088 days ago · 500 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.2286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3089 days ago · 618 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3091 days ago · 543 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.3213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3091 days ago · 585 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3095 days ago · 633 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.6254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3097 days ago · 580 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 5.8294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3100 days ago · 511 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3101 days ago · 542 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3102 days ago · 588 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3104 days ago · 543 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3104 days ago · 480 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.4213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3109 days ago · 540 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.2183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3111 days ago · 540 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.7229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3112 days ago · 539 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3114 days ago · 598 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3115 days ago · 518 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3116 days ago · 474 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.0280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3116 days ago · 509 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3117 days ago · 552 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.2181 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3118 days ago · 543 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dpba. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.