Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Jan 6, 2018, 6:06 AM GMT+13 (17:06 UTC), 475 km (295 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 215 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-05 17:06:18 UTC
Depth
475.0 km (295.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.477° S, 178.406° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3191 days ago · 535 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.8239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3190 days ago · 535 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.3221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3189 days ago · 547 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3188 days ago · 620 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.5213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3187 days ago · 533 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3186 days ago · 520 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3178 days ago · 545 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3175 days ago · 559 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3174 days ago · 523 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3172 days ago · 533 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.7294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3171 days ago · 568 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.3206 km W of Levuka, Fiji · 3170 days ago · 541 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.5226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3169 days ago · 529 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.3241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3163 days ago · 584 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3160 days ago · 574 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3159 days ago · 570 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3158 days ago · 521 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3158 days ago · 591 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 6.0215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3158 days ago · 557 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.0280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3146 days ago · 551 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 4.6275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3143 days ago · 534 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 4.3258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3141 days ago · 609 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 4.2261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3141 days ago · 581 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3140 days ago · 505 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 4.4227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3140 days ago · 494 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 4.5Fiji region · 3133 days ago · 386 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3202 days ago · 564 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.2196 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3203 days ago · 516 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.0213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3203 days ago · 554 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3204 days ago · 583 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3212 days ago · 418 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 5.5Fiji region · 3213 days ago · 392 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3213 days ago · 559 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.4228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3213 days ago · 530 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3217 days ago · 554 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3219 days ago · 564 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3219 days ago · 553 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cl56. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC.