Fiji earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 293 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 293 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, May 18, 2019, 4:59 PM GMT+12 (04:59 UTC), 608 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 273 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-18 04:59:42 UTC
Depth
608.4 km (378.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.044° S, 177.907° 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 14.6 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2693 days ago · 593 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.6298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2692 days ago · 552 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.2274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2687 days ago · 545 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2681 days ago · 576 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2679 days ago · 632 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2679 days ago · 607 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2678 days ago · 528 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2676 days ago · 580 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2676 days ago · 556 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 2676 days ago · 607 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.5282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2674 days ago · 583 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2674 days ago · 621 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.7219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2672 days ago · 534 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.1242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2669 days ago · 590 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.2246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2667 days ago · 582 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2667 days ago · 584 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 4.6284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2667 days ago · 496 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.9273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2666 days ago · 505 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.1271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2666 days ago · 524 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 4.3225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2664 days ago · 559 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 2664 days ago · 625 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 4.0283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2663 days ago · 552 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 2663 days ago · 587 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 4.5271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2661 days ago · 534 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2661 days ago · 608 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 4.6256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2656 days ago · 606 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2654 days ago · 493 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 4.4254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2653 days ago · 460 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 4.4275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2652 days ago · 571 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2651 days ago · 541 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2651 days ago · 631 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 4.3248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2649 days ago · 622 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 4.1Fiji region · 2642 days ago · 601 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2639 days ago · 565 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2638 days ago · 600 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2638 days ago · 600 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2697 days ago · 605 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2700 days ago · 566 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.6222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2700 days ago · 567 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2700 days ago · 553 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2701 days ago · 562 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.2244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2702 days ago · 595 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.4287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2703 days ago · 571 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2709 days ago · 543 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 4.3298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2710 days ago · 617 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 2711 days ago · 532 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2713 days ago · 524 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2714 days ago · 545 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2714 days ago · 597 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2717 days ago · 616 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2720 days ago · 624 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 4.8292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2720 days ago · 611 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 4.9Fiji region · 2722 days ago · 436 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2723 days ago · 526 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60003rr6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC.