Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 73 km SSW of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 73 km SSW of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Aug 19, 2018, 2:16 PM GMT+12 (02:16 UTC), 627 km (390 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.9 45 km S of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-08-19 02:16:23 UTC
Depth
627.1 km (389.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.641° S, 178.962° E
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 20.9 km horizontally, 22.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.416 km N of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 603 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 7.945 km S of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 671 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 27 · tsunami flag
  3. 5.723 km S of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 656 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.954 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 599 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.632 km W of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 649 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.6112 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 657 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.518 km SW of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 639 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.154 km SE of Suva, Fiji · 2935 days ago · 514 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.354 km SE of Suva, Fiji · 2919 days ago · 543 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.576 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 2916 days ago · 656 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000gilu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.