Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Aug 19, 2018, 1:34 PM GMT+12 (01:34 UTC), 486 km (302 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 284 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-19 01:34:20 UTC
Depth
486.4 km (302.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.520° S, 178.545° W
Region
Fiji
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.5 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
377

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 568 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 564 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 509 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.5246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 551 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 572 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 567 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 5.7247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 618 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 5.6281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 607 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.8271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 649 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 5.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 587 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 600 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2967 days ago · 619 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.2261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 525 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 610 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 550 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 620 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 523 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.2274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 557 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 607 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 2967 days ago · 619 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 537 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 4.5290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 621 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 4.3285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 566 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 4.9284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 578 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 5.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 555 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 4.5270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 543 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 506 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 518 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 4.6255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 514 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 585 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 599 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 581 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 589 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 599 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 4.7296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 597 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 6.4284 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 416 km deep · 81 km away · tsunami flag
  37. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 613 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 4.5298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 598 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 4.6Fiji region · 2967 days ago · 616 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 586 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 4.1289 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 560 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 534 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 4.8259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 523 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 4.1295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 572 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 4.3294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 553 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 4.9253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 497 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 4.0273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 483 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 4.4232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 636 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 4.6283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 571 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 5.2255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 518 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 617 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 4.1286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 566 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 590 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 534 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 4.1Fiji region · 2967 days ago · 598 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 4.4Fiji region · 2967 days ago · 589 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 4.3Fiji region · 2967 days ago · 593 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 628 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 553 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 592 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 588 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.6297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 625 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 556 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.6172 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 623 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2967 days ago · 582 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.9289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 569 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.8286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 562 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.6222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 585 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 579 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.8270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 603 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 5.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 512 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 5.1290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 558 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 5.6273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 538 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 5.3253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 511 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 2967 days ago · 468 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.8272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 597 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.8281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 546 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 5.3Fiji region · 2967 days ago · 644 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 5.7286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 576 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 5.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2967 days ago · 584 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000gcpr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC.