M 5.2 earthquake – 283 km E of Levuka, Fiji
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Local time: Aug 19, 2018 · 12:38 (UTC+12)
ModerateDeep · 584 km
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- Magnitude
- 5.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 584 kmDeep earthquake
- Epicenter
- -18.263, -178.017345 km from Labasa
- Energy released
- 951 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 171M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 416USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Aug 19, 2018.
How strong was it?
Moderate earthquake. It released 951 tons of TNT, 2 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
171 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
- 4.8 281 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 4.8 272 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 4.8 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 5.6 273 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 4.8 270 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 4.7 291 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 4.8 296 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 4.8 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 4.9 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 4.4 261 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Fiji.
- 8.2 2018 Fiji Earthquake Aug 19, 2018
- 7.9 45 km S of Levuka, Fiji Sep 6, 2018
- 7.8 159 km W of Pangai, Tonga Dec 14, 1950
- 7.8 Fiji region Jan 1, 1919
- 7.6 240 km E of Levuka, Fiji Mar 9, 1994
- 7.6 178 km E of Levuka, Fiji Feb 22, 1909
- 7.5 158 km W of Neiafu, Tonga Mar 24, 2026
- 7.5 262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga May 21, 1962
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.