Fiji earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Apr 27, 2018, 10:20 PM GMT+12 (10:20 UTC), 615 km (382 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-27 10:20:48 UTC
Depth
614.9 km (382.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.119° S, 178.039° 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 22.7 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3081 days ago · 532 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3081 days ago · 626 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3079 days ago · 567 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 5.9290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3079 days ago · 585 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.8292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3079 days ago · 554 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3077 days ago · 597 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3065 days ago · 580 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3062 days ago · 567 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3061 days ago · 586 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3061 days ago · 571 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3058 days ago · 580 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 3057 days ago · 432 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.1248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3056 days ago · 577 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3054 days ago · 561 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.5231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3049 days ago · 550 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3045 days ago · 618 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3044 days ago · 449 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 4.3250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3044 days ago · 566 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3043 days ago · 629 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3043 days ago · 582 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3035 days ago · 568 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3035 days ago · 580 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3032 days ago · 539 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3032 days ago · 554 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 4.5237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3030 days ago · 540 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3028 days ago · 600 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 4.7Fiji region · 3025 days ago · 554 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.7210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3085 days ago · 537 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.3266 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3092 days ago · 584 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3094 days ago · 588 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.2286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3094 days ago · 618 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3097 days ago · 543 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.3213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3097 days ago · 585 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3101 days ago · 633 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.6254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3103 days ago · 580 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 5.8294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3105 days ago · 511 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3107 days ago · 542 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3107 days ago · 588 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3109 days ago · 543 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3110 days ago · 480 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dx99. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.