Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 272 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 272 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 4:14 PM GMT+12 (04:14 UTC), 579 km (360 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-10-15 04:14:11 UTC
Depth
578.8 km (359.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.112° S, 178.113° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2907 days ago · 578 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2906 days ago · 561 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.1260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2905 days ago · 505 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2904 days ago · 584 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2903 days ago · 549 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2903 days ago · 520 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2902 days ago · 555 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.4266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2902 days ago · 582 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.4275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2901 days ago · 455 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2901 days ago · 573 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2901 days ago · 616 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2901 days ago · 443 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2901 days ago · 524 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2900 days ago · 581 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2899 days ago · 536 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.6271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2898 days ago · 526 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2898 days ago · 575 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2898 days ago · 584 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.9283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2896 days ago · 564 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 4.3243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2894 days ago · 589 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 2894 days ago · 606 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 4.2189 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2894 days ago · 579 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 4.4216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2893 days ago · 555 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2893 days ago · 553 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2892 days ago · 550 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2889 days ago · 573 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2889 days ago · 591 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 4.4208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2889 days ago · 576 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2889 days ago · 595 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 4.5Fiji region · 2887 days ago · 544 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2886 days ago · 515 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 4.5Fiji region · 2886 days ago · 600 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 4.3237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2886 days ago · 567 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2885 days ago · 564 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 4.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2885 days ago · 562 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 4.3240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2885 days ago · 590 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 4.2236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2882 days ago · 582 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 4.3278 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2881 days ago · 542 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 4.9281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2881 days ago · 556 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2881 days ago · 582 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2880 days ago · 625 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 4.0296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2878 days ago · 586 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 4.2290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2877 days ago · 592 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 4.2210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2876 days ago · 541 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 4.2216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2876 days ago · 543 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 4.6Fiji region · 2876 days ago · 567 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2876 days ago · 541 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2876 days ago · 596 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 4.2Fiji region · 2875 days ago · 485 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 4.2220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2874 days ago · 614 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2874 days ago · 582 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 6.8187 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2873 days ago · 540 km deep · 90 km away · tsunami flag
  53. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2872 days ago · 582 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2872 days ago · 509 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2870 days ago · 529 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2869 days ago · 512 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2869 days ago · 618 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2867 days ago · 542 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2866 days ago · 627 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2866 days ago · 568 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 4.5288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2908 days ago · 559 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.6275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2910 days ago · 592 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2910 days ago · 620 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2911 days ago · 551 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2913 days ago · 562 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2913 days ago · 560 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 4.2257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2913 days ago · 564 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2913 days ago · 577 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.0286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2915 days ago · 606 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2917 days ago · 539 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2917 days ago · 539 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.6217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2918 days ago · 550 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2918 days ago · 568 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2918 days ago · 604 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2918 days ago · 542 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 5.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2918 days ago · 590 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2919 days ago · 590 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2919 days ago · 568 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2920 days ago · 540 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2920 days ago · 590 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000heej. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.