Fiji earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 98 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 98 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 7:54 AM GMT+12 (19:54 UTC), 608 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.8 187 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-09-23 19:54:31 UTC
Depth
608.3 km (378.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.688° S, 179.839° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2920 days ago · 532 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.142 km N of Levuka, Fiji · 2910 days ago · 519 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2903 days ago · 546 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.271 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2888 days ago · 538 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2884 days ago · 570 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 6.8187 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2872 days ago · 540 km deep · 99 km away · tsunami flag

Before

  1. 5.788 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2930 days ago · 639 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 5.976 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2930 days ago · 652 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.0180 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2934 days ago · 509 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.481 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2935 days ago · 627 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.3163 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 619 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.170 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 612 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.572 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2940 days ago · 617 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.477 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2941 days ago · 619 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 4.2115 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2942 days ago · 679 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.5137 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2942 days ago · 618 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.1150 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2944 days ago · 593 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.3116 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2944 days ago · 641 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.458 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 2944 days ago · 604 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.3131 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2944 days ago · 640 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.4125 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2944 days ago · 660 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.593 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2944 days ago · 638 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.359 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 2944 days ago · 594 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2945 days ago · 620 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 4.230 km N of Levuka, Fiji · 2945 days ago · 675 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.1133 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2945 days ago · 614 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hj34. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.