Fiji earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 283 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 283 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Dec 17, 2018, 3:30 PM GMT+13 (02:30 UTC), 575 km (357 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 292 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-12-17 02:30:00 UTC
Depth
574.6 km (357.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.565° S, 178.064° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2839 days ago · 550 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.2275 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2838 days ago · 593 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2838 days ago · 501 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.4269 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2838 days ago · 554 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.4268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2837 days ago · 552 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.4282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2835 days ago · 531 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2835 days ago · 551 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.1228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2833 days ago · 606 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2832 days ago · 592 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.5208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2831 days ago · 536 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2829 days ago · 555 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 4.0285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2829 days ago · 569 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 2828 days ago · 610 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.3202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2828 days ago · 548 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.3294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2827 days ago · 605 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2826 days ago · 543 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2825 days ago · 578 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2824 days ago · 570 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2822 days ago · 580 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2821 days ago · 512 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 4.4227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2820 days ago · 600 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 4.6296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2820 days ago · 485 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 2820 days ago · 443 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2820 days ago · 535 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 2820 days ago · 560 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.7265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2818 days ago · 540 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 4.9292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2818 days ago · 583 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2817 days ago · 563 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 4.3238 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 2815 days ago · 572 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 4.5224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2814 days ago · 585 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2814 days ago · 520 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 4.5239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2812 days ago · 608 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 4.4Fiji region · 2812 days ago · 586 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2811 days ago · 602 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2807 days ago · 551 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2805 days ago · 596 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 4.8298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2803 days ago · 605 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2802 days ago · 522 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2801 days ago · 581 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 4.4244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2800 days ago · 562 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 4.4Fiji region · 2800 days ago · 586 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2800 days ago · 567 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2799 days ago · 546 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 4.5277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2798 days ago · 590 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 4.3208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2798 days ago · 502 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 4.5211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2798 days ago · 552 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 4.8267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2797 days ago · 549 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 4.4285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2797 days ago · 559 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 4.6296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2794 days ago · 619 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 4.6213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2794 days ago · 535 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2794 days ago · 580 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 4.2220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2791 days ago · 535 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 4.2273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2791 days ago · 536 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 4.5254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2790 days ago · 548 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 4.5266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2789 days ago · 587 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 4.3275 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2788 days ago · 447 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2787 days ago · 571 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 4.4Fiji region · 2787 days ago · 612 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2784 days ago · 575 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.8276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2844 days ago · 503 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.5239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2844 days ago · 586 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2845 days ago · 583 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.8272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2847 days ago · 541 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.4293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2848 days ago · 571 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2849 days ago · 539 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2850 days ago · 513 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.6285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2851 days ago · 602 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.9269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2855 days ago · 564 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.8267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2856 days ago · 569 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.1229 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2857 days ago · 511 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2858 days ago · 591 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.7259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2859 days ago · 524 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.1244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2863 days ago · 560 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2863 days ago · 575 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2863 days ago · 580 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2863 days ago · 569 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 5.7224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2864 days ago · 574 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2865 days ago · 568 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2866 days ago · 627 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000ivxk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.