Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 290 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 290 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Sep 3, 2018, 9:36 AM GMT+12 (21:36 UTC), 605 km (376 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-09-02 21:36:46 UTC
Depth
605.3 km (376.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.171° S, 177.943° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2942 days ago · 621 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.1269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2942 days ago · 577 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.4289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2941 days ago · 576 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.2261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2941 days ago · 594 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2941 days ago · 562 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.2283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2941 days ago · 594 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2941 days ago · 520 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2940 days ago · 525 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 2940 days ago · 565 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2939 days ago · 561 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 5.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2939 days ago · 528 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2939 days ago · 551 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 2939 days ago · 549 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.6281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 528 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.2270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 545 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 5.3282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 603 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 4.1297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 570 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2938 days ago · 585 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 4.0264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 598 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.2247 km W of Levuka, Fiji · 2937 days ago · 562 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.3224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2935 days ago · 535 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 5.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2934 days ago · 577 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  23. 4.2270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2934 days ago · 552 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2933 days ago · 559 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2932 days ago · 574 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2932 days ago · 558 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2932 days ago · 543 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 4.3243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2932 days ago · 532 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2932 days ago · 561 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2932 days ago · 614 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 4.1295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2932 days ago · 599 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 4.0263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2931 days ago · 569 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 4.2296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2931 days ago · 610 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 4.4Fiji region · 2931 days ago · 558 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 4.9267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2929 days ago · 496 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2929 days ago · 575 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 4.5233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2929 days ago · 558 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 5.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2929 days ago · 550 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 4.2Fiji region · 2929 days ago · 561 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2928 days ago · 591 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2928 days ago · 544 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2928 days ago · 557 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2927 days ago · 533 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 4.4255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2927 days ago · 556 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 4.3Fiji region · 2926 days ago · 587 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2926 days ago · 567 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 4.4266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2926 days ago · 521 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2925 days ago · 603 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2925 days ago · 616 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 4.0Fiji region · 2925 days ago · 584 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2925 days ago · 572 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 4.0292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2925 days ago · 604 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2925 days ago · 587 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2925 days ago · 590 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2925 days ago · 601 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 524 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2923 days ago · 606 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 4.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2923 days ago · 648 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 4.5252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2921 days ago · 510 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 4.5268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2921 days ago · 609 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 4.2247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2943 days ago · 527 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2943 days ago · 521 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2944 days ago · 591 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.4285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2944 days ago · 600 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.4292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2944 days ago · 586 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2944 days ago · 592 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2944 days ago · 554 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.6291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2945 days ago · 563 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2946 days ago · 582 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.4264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2946 days ago · 543 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2946 days ago · 549 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.3297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2946 days ago · 637 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.5274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2946 days ago · 577 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2947 days ago · 586 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.1286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2947 days ago · 592 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2947 days ago · 585 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.5281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2947 days ago · 519 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.5296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2947 days ago · 600 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2948 days ago · 584 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 5.7290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2948 days ago · 601 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hckf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.