Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Sep 21, 2018, 3:50 AM GMT+12 (15:50 UTC), 590 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 218 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-09-20 15:50:08 UTC
Depth
589.9 km (366.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.187° S, 178.340° 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 17.5 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 601 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2923 days ago · 524 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2923 days ago · 606 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2922 days ago · 648 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.5252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2921 days ago · 510 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.5268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2920 days ago · 609 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2920 days ago · 560 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2920 days ago · 593 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2919 days ago · 620 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 5.8275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2919 days ago · 582 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.9269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2918 days ago · 499 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 5.4263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2917 days ago · 546 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2917 days ago · 543 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.2264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2916 days ago · 523 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 6.7279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2914 days ago · 550 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  16. 4.4285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2914 days ago · 556 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2914 days ago · 597 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2914 days ago · 568 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.4288 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2914 days ago · 543 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2914 days ago · 513 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 2913 days ago · 532 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2912 days ago · 540 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2912 days ago · 568 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 2912 days ago · 590 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 5.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2911 days ago · 590 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2910 days ago · 542 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 2910 days ago · 604 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 4.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2910 days ago · 568 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 4.6217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2910 days ago · 550 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2909 days ago · 539 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2909 days ago · 539 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 4.0286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2907 days ago · 606 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 4.4Fiji region · 2906 days ago · 577 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 4.2257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2906 days ago · 564 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2905 days ago · 560 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 4.2Fiji region · 2905 days ago · 562 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2904 days ago · 551 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2902 days ago · 620 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 4.6275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2902 days ago · 592 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 4.5288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2900 days ago · 559 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2900 days ago · 579 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2899 days ago · 578 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2898 days ago · 561 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 4.1260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2898 days ago · 505 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2896 days ago · 584 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2895 days ago · 549 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  47. 4.1Fiji region · 2895 days ago · 520 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2894 days ago · 555 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 4.4266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2894 days ago · 582 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 4.4275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2894 days ago · 455 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2894 days ago · 573 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2893 days ago · 616 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2893 days ago · 443 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 4.2Fiji region · 2893 days ago · 524 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2892 days ago · 581 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2891 days ago · 536 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 4.6271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2890 days ago · 526 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2890 days ago · 575 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2890 days ago · 584 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 4.9283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2888 days ago · 564 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 587 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.0292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 604 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2925 days ago · 572 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2925 days ago · 616 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2925 days ago · 603 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.4266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2925 days ago · 521 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2926 days ago · 567 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2926 days ago · 587 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.4255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2927 days ago · 556 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2927 days ago · 533 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2927 days ago · 557 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2927 days ago · 544 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.0180 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2927 days ago · 509 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2927 days ago · 591 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2928 days ago · 561 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 5.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2928 days ago · 550 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.5233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2928 days ago · 558 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2929 days ago · 575 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.9267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2929 days ago · 496 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 2931 days ago · 558 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hhmf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.