Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 224 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 224 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 2:00 PM GMT+12 (02:00 UTC), 535 km (332 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 284 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-09-10 02:00:48 UTC
Depth
535.0 km (332.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.127° S, 178.564° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
27

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 111.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hgsa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.