Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 277 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 277 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 3:46 PM GMT+12 (03:46 UTC), 551 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-10-11 03:46:25 UTC
Depth
550.8 km (342.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.804° S, 178.082° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.2 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
50

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 77.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hdc5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.