Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 73 km NE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 73 km NE of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Sep 7, 2018, 5:47 AM GMT+12 (17:47 UTC), 626 km (389 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 32 km W of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-09-06 17:47:49 UTC
Depth
626.3 km (389.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.612° S, 179.824° E
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 12.5 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.632 km W of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 649 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.1133 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 614 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.230 km N of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 675 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 620 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.359 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 594 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.518 km SW of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 639 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.593 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2937 days ago · 638 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.4125 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2937 days ago · 660 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.3131 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2937 days ago · 640 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.458 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 2937 days ago · 604 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.3116 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2937 days ago · 641 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.5137 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2935 days ago · 618 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.477 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2934 days ago · 619 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.572 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2933 days ago · 617 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.170 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 2931 days ago · 612 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 4.481 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2928 days ago · 627 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 5.976 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2923 days ago · 652 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 5.788 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2923 days ago · 639 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.698 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2921 days ago · 608 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 4.142 km N of Levuka, Fiji · 2903 days ago · 519 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 4.271 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2881 days ago · 538 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.5117 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 626 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.482 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 632 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.5112 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 652 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.778 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 642 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.8115 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 619 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.899 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 634 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 5.495 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 624 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 5.193 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 626 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.5111 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 643 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.954 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 599 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 5.175 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 632 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 5.288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 633 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 5.1107 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 660 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 5.3122 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 630 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 5.723 km S of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 656 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.356 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2953 days ago · 622 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.2124 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 602 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.2107 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 649 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.4131 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 610 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.6112 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2956 days ago · 630 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hgku. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.