Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Jun 1, 2018, 12:10 AM GMT+12 (12:10 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 282 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-31 12:10:19 UTC
Depth
549.9 km (341.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.565° S, 178.560° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 10.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0181 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3043 days ago · 544 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.1285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3041 days ago · 618 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.3250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3040 days ago · 566 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3039 days ago · 582 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3032 days ago · 568 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3031 days ago · 580 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3028 days ago · 539 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3028 days ago · 554 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.5237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3026 days ago · 540 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.0139 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3025 days ago · 544 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3024 days ago · 600 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.1214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3018 days ago · 567 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.7282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3018 days ago · 514 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.3282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3015 days ago · 621 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.2236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3013 days ago · 564 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.5207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3013 days ago · 546 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3012 days ago · 572 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.3223 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3004 days ago · 565 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 4.4236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3002 days ago · 528 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 4.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3002 days ago · 590 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 4.6251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2997 days ago · 533 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 4.7248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2987 days ago · 561 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  23. 4.1197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2986 days ago · 563 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3051 days ago · 561 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.1248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3053 days ago · 577 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3053 days ago · 432 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.4273 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3054 days ago · 439 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3055 days ago · 580 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3057 days ago · 571 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3058 days ago · 567 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3073 days ago · 597 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.8292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3075 days ago · 554 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 5.9290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3075 days ago · 585 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ej36. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC.