Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 240 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 240 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Mar 28, 2019, 8:04 PM GMT+12 (08:04 UTC), 590 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb), light
Local time: Thu, Mar 28, 2019, 8:04 PM GMT+12
UTC: 2019-03-28 08:04:00 UTC
Depth: 590.0 km (366.6 mi), deep
Epicenter: 18.178° S, 178.417° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 70°
Stations used: 180

Nearest places

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

Labasa, FijiPopulation 27,949. Forecast305 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000k6df (also filed as iscgem615374450). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.