Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 6:43 AM GMT+12 (18:43 UTC), 548 km (341 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 272 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-08-19 18:43:54 UTC
Depth
548.1 km (340.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.941° S, 177.981° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
101

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000gdfc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.