Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 267 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 267 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Dec 5, 2018, 12:44 PM GMT+13 (23:44 UTC), 569 km (354 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 269 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-12-04 23:44:09 UTC
Depth
569.3 km (353.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.210° S, 178.162° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
123

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000i2de. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.