Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 217 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 217 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Oct 5, 2018, 7:37 AM GMT+12 (19:37 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 187 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-10-04 19:37:58 UTC
Depth
550.2 km (341.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.694° S, 178.669° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2917 days ago · 539 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2916 days ago · 539 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.0286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2915 days ago · 606 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2913 days ago · 577 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.2257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2913 days ago · 564 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2913 days ago · 560 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2911 days ago · 551 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2910 days ago · 620 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.6275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2910 days ago · 592 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2907 days ago · 579 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2907 days ago · 578 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2906 days ago · 561 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.1260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2905 days ago · 505 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2904 days ago · 546 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2904 days ago · 584 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2903 days ago · 549 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 2903 days ago · 520 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2902 days ago · 555 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.4266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2902 days ago · 582 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 4.4275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2901 days ago · 455 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2901 days ago · 573 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2901 days ago · 616 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2900 days ago · 581 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2899 days ago · 536 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 4.6271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2898 days ago · 526 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2898 days ago · 575 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2897 days ago · 584 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 4.9283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2895 days ago · 564 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 4.3243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2894 days ago · 589 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 4.2189 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2893 days ago · 579 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 4.4216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2893 days ago · 555 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2892 days ago · 553 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2892 days ago · 550 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 4.1247 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2891 days ago · 566 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2889 days ago · 573 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2889 days ago · 591 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 4.4208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2889 days ago · 576 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2888 days ago · 595 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2886 days ago · 515 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 4.5Fiji region · 2885 days ago · 600 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 4.3237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2885 days ago · 567 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 4.5236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2885 days ago · 530 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2885 days ago · 564 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 4.2Fiji region · 2885 days ago · 570 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 4.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2884 days ago · 562 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 4.3240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2884 days ago · 590 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 4.2236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2881 days ago · 582 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 4.3278 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2881 days ago · 542 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 4.9281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2881 days ago · 556 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2881 days ago · 582 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2880 days ago · 625 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2878 days ago · 586 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 4.4218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2877 days ago · 528 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 4.2210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2876 days ago · 541 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 4.2216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2876 days ago · 543 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2876 days ago · 541 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2875 days ago · 596 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 4.2220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2874 days ago · 614 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2874 days ago · 582 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 6.8187 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2872 days ago · 540 km deep · 34 km away · tsunami flag

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 4.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2918 days ago · 568 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2918 days ago · 542 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 5.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2918 days ago · 590 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2919 days ago · 590 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2919 days ago · 568 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2919 days ago · 540 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2920 days ago · 590 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.5169 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2921 days ago · 537 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2921 days ago · 532 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2921 days ago · 513 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.4288 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2921 days ago · 543 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2922 days ago · 597 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.4285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2922 days ago · 556 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 6.7279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2922 days ago · 550 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  15. 4.1286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2922 days ago · 554 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 4.2264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 523 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 543 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 5.4263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 546 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 4.9269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2925 days ago · 499 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 5.8275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2926 days ago · 582 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hak0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:42 AM UTC.