Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 294 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 294 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Aug 19, 2018, 5:56 PM GMT+12 (05:56 UTC), 553 km (343 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-08-19 05:56:12 UTC
Depth
552.7 km (343.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.004° S, 177.901° 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 14.8 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
38

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000gin5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.