Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 9:35 PM GMT+13 (08:35 UTC), 627 km (389 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 269 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-11-25 08:35:23 UTC
Depth
626.8 km (389.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.088° S, 177.951° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
38

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hyba. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.