Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 189 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 189 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Oct 29, 2018, 7:28 AM GMT+12 (19:28 UTC), 579 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 216 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-10-28 19:28:40 UTC
Depth
579.5 km (360.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.085° S, 178.894° 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 25.2 km horizontally, 13.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
207°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2886 days ago · 555 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2885 days ago · 553 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2882 days ago · 573 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2882 days ago · 591 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.4208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2881 days ago · 576 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2881 days ago · 595 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2879 days ago · 515 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.3237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2878 days ago · 567 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.5236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2878 days ago · 530 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2878 days ago · 564 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2878 days ago · 570 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2877 days ago · 562 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.3240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2877 days ago · 590 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 4.2236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2874 days ago · 582 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.3278 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2874 days ago · 542 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 4.9281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2874 days ago · 556 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2874 days ago · 582 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2873 days ago · 625 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 4.4218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2869 days ago · 528 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.2210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2869 days ago · 541 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 4.2216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2869 days ago · 543 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2869 days ago · 541 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2868 days ago · 596 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 4.2220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2867 days ago · 614 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2867 days ago · 582 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 6.8187 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2865 days ago · 540 km deep · 24 km away · tsunami flag
  27. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2864 days ago · 509 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2862 days ago · 512 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2861 days ago · 618 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2860 days ago · 542 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2859 days ago · 627 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2859 days ago · 568 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 5.7224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2857 days ago · 574 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2857 days ago · 569 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2856 days ago · 580 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2856 days ago · 575 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 4.1244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2856 days ago · 560 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 4.7259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2852 days ago · 524 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 4.1229 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2850 days ago · 511 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 4.8267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2849 days ago · 569 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 4.9269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2848 days ago · 564 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 4.2164 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2847 days ago · 585 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 4.6285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2844 days ago · 602 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2843 days ago · 513 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2843 days ago · 539 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 4.8272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2840 days ago · 541 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2838 days ago · 583 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 4.5239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2837 days ago · 586 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 4.8276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2837 days ago · 503 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 4.6208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2832 days ago · 550 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 4.2275 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2831 days ago · 593 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2831 days ago · 501 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 4.5265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2831 days ago · 589 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 4.4268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2830 days ago · 552 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 4.4282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2829 days ago · 531 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2828 days ago · 551 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.3243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2887 days ago · 589 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.9283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2888 days ago · 564 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.5207 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2889 days ago · 576 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2890 days ago · 584 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2890 days ago · 575 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.6271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2891 days ago · 526 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2892 days ago · 536 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2893 days ago · 581 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2894 days ago · 616 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2894 days ago · 573 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.4275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2894 days ago · 455 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.4266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2895 days ago · 582 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2895 days ago · 555 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2896 days ago · 549 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2897 days ago · 584 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2897 days ago · 546 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.1260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2898 days ago · 505 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2899 days ago · 561 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2900 days ago · 578 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2900 days ago · 579 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000i5zm. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.