Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 239 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 239 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 2:01 AM GMT+12 (14:01 UTC), 608 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 221 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-01-17 14:01:30 UTC
Depth
608.2 km (377.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.262° S, 178.425° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 14.2 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
56

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j53f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC.