M4.1 earthquake 42 km N of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 42 km N of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Oct 12, 2018, 8:00 AM GMT+12 (20:00 UTC), 519 km (323 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 71 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-10-11 20:00:53 UTC
- Depth
- 519.4 km (322.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.685° S, 179.315° E
- 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 30.0 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 249°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.698 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2921 days ago · 608 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.788 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 639 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.976 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 652 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.481 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2929 days ago · 627 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.170 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 2932 days ago · 612 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hdct. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.