Fiji earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 150 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 150 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Sep 8, 2018, 1:36 AM GMT+12 (13:36 UTC), 593 km (369 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 247 km W of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-09-07 13:36:52 UTC
Depth
593.3 km (368.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.315° S, 179.281° 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 17.0 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
35

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hgn4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.