M 5.7 earthquake – 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji
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Local time: Aug 19, 2018 · 12:32 (UTC+12)
ModerateDeep · 520 kmPAGER green
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- Magnitude
- 5.7body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 520 kmDeep earthquake
- Epicenter
- -17.945, -178.200309 km from Labasa
- Energy released
- 5.4 kilotons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 2.1max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 154M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 500USGS 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 5.4 kilotons of TNT, 11 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
154 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
- 5.7 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 5.3 253 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 5.1 290 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 5.3 276 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
- 4.3 288 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 4.9 289 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 4.3 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji Aug 19, 2018
- 4.5 284 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 Fiji region Jan 1, 1919
- 7.6 240 km E of Levuka, Fiji Mar 9, 1994
- 7.6 144 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna May 23, 1956
- 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.