Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 240 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 240 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Aug 19, 2018, 9:18 PM GMT+12 (09:18 UTC), 575 km (357 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-19 09:18:00 UTC
Depth
574.6 km (357.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.798° S, 178.426° 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 19.2 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 610 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 583 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.6289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 598 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.4271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 512 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 602 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 576 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.6294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 607 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 512 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 5.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 544 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 579 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 620 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 588 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 541 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 583 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.1263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 590 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 616 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 555 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 586 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.4293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 596 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 553 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 555 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 580 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 4.0225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 615 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 4.9Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 560 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 4.9261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 565 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 4.8277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 545 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 4.6278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 556 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 561 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 524 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 4.1281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 529 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 4.2264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 548 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 539 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 555 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 507 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 4.8286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 548 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 4.6269 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 543 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 539 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 4.5207 km W of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 599 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 4.1227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 530 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 4.5265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 549 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 540 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 4.7286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 572 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 4.3Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 559 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 4.2239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 529 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 577 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 613 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 4.5243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 492 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 4.5244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 474 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 575 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 4.6290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 576 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 4.3270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 577 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 623 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 4.6281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 574 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2965 days ago · 609 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 4.4264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2965 days ago · 546 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2965 days ago · 579 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 4.2Fiji region · 2965 days ago · 610 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2965 days ago · 566 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 4.4232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2965 days ago · 525 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2965 days ago · 566 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 587 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 544 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.9256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 541 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 592 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 553 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.9283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 542 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 628 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 593 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 589 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 598 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 534 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 590 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.1286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 566 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 617 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 5.2255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 518 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 623 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.6283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 571 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.4232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 636 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 4.0273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 483 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.9253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2966 days ago · 497 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000giuf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.