Fiji earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 181 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 181 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Aug 25, 2018, 8:31 AM GMT+12 (20:31 UTC), 528 km (328 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-08-24 20:31:31 UTC
Depth
527.6 km (327.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.839° S, 179.172° 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 20.5 km horizontally, 13.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2948 days ago · 522 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.3119 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2947 days ago · 570 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 5.1153 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 624 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 5.3122 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 630 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 5.0119 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 646 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.5111 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 643 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.8150 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 625 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.5117 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 626 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.1148 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 639 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.3131 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 640 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.3116 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2937 days ago · 641 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.1150 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2937 days ago · 593 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.5137 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2936 days ago · 618 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.2115 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2935 days ago · 679 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2923 days ago · 606 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2909 days ago · 539 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.2266 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2896 days ago · 541 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.3177 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2951 days ago · 570 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.5183 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2951 days ago · 558 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.2254 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2951 days ago · 620 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2953 days ago · 595 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.4232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 525 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.0225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 615 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.4232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 636 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.2214 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 533 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.3243 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2957 days ago · 560 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 5.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2957 days ago · 555 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.0232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2957 days ago · 568 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000h64i. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC.