Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 297 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 297 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Aug 19, 2018, 1:22 PM GMT+12 (01:22 UTC), 625 km (389 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
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-08-19 01:22:33 UTC
Depth
625.4 km (388.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.014° S, 177.874° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 588 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.8234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 486 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.9289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 568 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.6292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 589 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 564 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 509 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 634 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.5246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 551 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 572 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 4.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 593 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 485 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 567 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 607 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 383 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 5.7247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 618 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 5.6281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 607 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 4.8271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 649 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 5.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 587 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 4.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 600 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 481 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 619 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 4.2261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 525 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 4.5291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 633 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 610 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 552 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 550 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 620 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 523 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 4.2274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 557 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 4.0232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 568 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 607 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 4.2Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 619 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 537 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 4.5290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 621 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 4.3285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 566 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 4.9284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 578 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 5.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 555 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 4.5270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 543 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 506 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 4.6287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 588 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 518 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 4.6255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 514 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 585 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 4.3243 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 560 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 599 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 581 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 589 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 599 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 4.7296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 597 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 613 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 4.5298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 598 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 4.6Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 616 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 586 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 4.1289 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 560 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 534 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 4.0286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 650 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 4.8259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 523 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 4.1295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 572 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 4.3294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 553 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 4.9253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 497 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 556 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 582 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.9289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 569 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.8286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 562 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.6222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 585 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 595 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.8296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 559 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 579 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.8270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 603 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 5.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 512 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 5.1290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 558 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 5.6273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 538 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 5.3253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 511 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 468 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.8289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 577 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.8272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 597 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.8281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 546 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 5.3Fiji region · 2963 days ago · 644 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 5.7286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 576 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 5.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2963 days ago · 584 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000git1. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.