Fiji earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 8:00 PM GMT+12 (08:00 UTC), 561 km (348 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M8.2 2018 Fiji Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-07-28 08:00:32 UTC
Depth
560.8 km (348.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.855° S, 178.352° W
Region
Fiji
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.5 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
122

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000gg0m. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:33 AM UTC.