Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 256 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 256 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Apr 29, 2018, 3:05 PM GMT+12 (03:05 UTC), 532 km (331 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-29 03:05:38 UTC
Depth
532.3 km (330.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.930° S, 178.268° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3079 days ago · 626 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 5.9290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3077 days ago · 585 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.8292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3077 days ago · 554 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3075 days ago · 597 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3063 days ago · 580 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3060 days ago · 567 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3059 days ago · 586 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3059 days ago · 571 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3056 days ago · 580 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.4273 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3056 days ago · 439 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 432 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.1248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3054 days ago · 577 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3052 days ago · 561 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.5231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3047 days ago · 550 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.0181 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3045 days ago · 544 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3043 days ago · 618 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.3250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3042 days ago · 566 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3041 days ago · 582 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3033 days ago · 568 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3033 days ago · 580 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3030 days ago · 539 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3030 days ago · 554 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 4.5237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3028 days ago · 540 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3026 days ago · 600 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 4.1214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3020 days ago · 567 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 4.7282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3020 days ago · 514 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.0279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3081 days ago · 615 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.7210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3083 days ago · 537 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.3221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3089 days ago · 490 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.3266 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3090 days ago · 584 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3092 days ago · 588 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.4250 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3092 days ago · 500 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.2286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3092 days ago · 618 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3094 days ago · 543 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.3213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3095 days ago · 585 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3099 days ago · 633 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.6254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3101 days ago · 580 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 5.8294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3103 days ago · 511 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3105 days ago · 542 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3105 days ago · 588 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3107 days ago · 543 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3108 days ago · 480 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000du5m. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.