Fiji earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:00 AM GMT+12 (18:00 UTC), 614 km (381 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 251 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-09-27 18:00:40 UTC
Depth
613.9 km (381.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.900° S, 178.014° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
104

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 1101 days ago · 553 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 1101 days ago · 596 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.7272 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1100 days ago · 592 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1097 days ago · 571 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1097 days ago · 568 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 5.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1095 days ago · 548 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1085 days ago · 533 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1085 days ago · 591 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 1084 days ago · 409 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1083 days ago · 574 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1076 days ago · 517 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1075 days ago · 415 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1072 days ago · 528 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.8283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1072 days ago · 617 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1064 days ago · 545 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 1063 days ago · 556 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.1288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1059 days ago · 606 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1056 days ago · 567 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1105 days ago · 598 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1106 days ago · 613 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1111 days ago · 555 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 1112 days ago · 567 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1116 days ago · 581 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.1287 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1122 days ago · 552 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1124 days ago · 557 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1126 days ago · 532 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1127 days ago · 598 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1129 days ago · 519 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lb63. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.