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M5.0 earthquake 219 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 219 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Aug 19, 2018, 3:07 PM GMT+12 (03:07 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2018-08-19 03:07:27 UTC
Depth
555.0 km (344.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.207° S, 178.610° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
172

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 us1000git3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.