Fiji earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 153 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 153 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Sep 7, 2018, 3:58 AM GMT+12 (15:58 UTC), 624 km (388 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 122 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2018-09-06 15:58:27 UTC
Depth
623.8 km (387.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.186° S, 179.238° 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 16.0 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3122 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 630 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 5.1107 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 660 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 5.288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 633 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 5.0119 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 646 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 5.175 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 632 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.5111 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 643 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 5.193 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 626 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 5.495 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 624 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.8150 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 625 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 4.899 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 634 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.8115 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 619 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.778 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 642 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.5112 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 652 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.482 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 632 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.5117 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 626 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.1148 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 639 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.1133 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 614 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 620 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 4.593 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 638 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.4125 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 660 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 4.3131 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 640 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 4.3116 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2937 days ago · 641 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 4.1150 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2937 days ago · 593 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 4.2247 km W of Levuka, Fiji · 2937 days ago · 562 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 4.5137 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2936 days ago · 618 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 4.2115 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2935 days ago · 679 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 4.3224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2935 days ago · 535 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 4.477 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2935 days ago · 619 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 4.572 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2933 days ago · 617 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 4.3243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2932 days ago · 532 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2932 days ago · 561 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2929 days ago · 575 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 4.5233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2928 days ago · 558 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 4.0180 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2927 days ago · 509 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2927 days ago · 557 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 590 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 601 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 5.976 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 652 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 5.788 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 639 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2923 days ago · 606 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 4.698 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2921 days ago · 608 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 4.3Fiji region · 2913 days ago · 532 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2912 days ago · 540 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 5.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2911 days ago · 590 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2911 days ago · 542 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 4.6217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2910 days ago · 550 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2906 days ago · 560 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2899 days ago · 578 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2897 days ago · 546 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2897 days ago · 584 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2895 days ago · 549 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  52. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2894 days ago · 555 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2893 days ago · 616 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2892 days ago · 581 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2891 days ago · 536 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2890 days ago · 575 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2890 days ago · 584 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 4.5207 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2889 days ago · 576 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 4.3243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2886 days ago · 589 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 4.2189 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2886 days ago · 579 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 5.4194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 658 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2939 days ago · 551 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 5.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2939 days ago · 528 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.2247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2943 days ago · 527 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2943 days ago · 591 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2946 days ago · 585 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.3119 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2947 days ago · 570 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2948 days ago · 522 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.2249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2948 days ago · 542 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.6236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2948 days ago · 571 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2949 days ago · 587 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.1227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2949 days ago · 572 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.9181 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2951 days ago · 528 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.3177 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2951 days ago · 570 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.5183 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2951 days ago · 558 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 4.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2952 days ago · 542 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2952 days ago · 591 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2953 days ago · 595 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.0239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2954 days ago · 533 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.9250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2954 days ago · 506 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hglt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.