Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 281 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 281 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, May 19, 2018, 12:47 PM GMT+12 (00:47 UTC), 567 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. 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
2018-05-19 00:47:08 UTC
Depth
566.9 km (352.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.054° S, 178.025° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
104

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3056 days ago · 586 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3056 days ago · 571 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3054 days ago · 580 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 3053 days ago · 432 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.1248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3052 days ago · 577 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3050 days ago · 561 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.5231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3045 days ago · 550 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3041 days ago · 618 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.3250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3040 days ago · 566 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3039 days ago · 629 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3038 days ago · 582 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3031 days ago · 568 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3030 days ago · 580 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3028 days ago · 539 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3028 days ago · 554 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.5237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3026 days ago · 540 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3024 days ago · 600 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 3020 days ago · 554 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.1214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3018 days ago · 567 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.7282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3018 days ago · 514 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 4.3282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3015 days ago · 621 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 4.2236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3013 days ago · 564 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3012 days ago · 572 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 3010 days ago · 403 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 3005 days ago · 512 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 4.4236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3002 days ago · 528 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 4.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3001 days ago · 590 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3060 days ago · 580 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3072 days ago · 597 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.8292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3074 days ago · 554 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 5.9290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3074 days ago · 585 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3075 days ago · 567 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3077 days ago · 626 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3077 days ago · 532 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.0279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3079 days ago · 615 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 4.7210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3080 days ago · 537 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e8dm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC.