Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 177 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 177 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Aug 25, 2018, 6:31 AM GMT+12 (18:31 UTC), 570 km (354 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 236 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-08-24 18:31:50 UTC
Depth
569.9 km (354.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.663° S, 179.123° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
37

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000h64e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.