Quakes · tsunami
279 km e of levuka, fiji
USGS-US1000H4L1
- issued
- 2018-09-30 10:52Z
- status
- cancelled 2018-10-03 10:52Z
- self-cancels
- 2018-10-03 10:52Z
- authority
- USGS NEIC
- sea
- South Pacific Ocean
- position
- -18.360, -178.063
- source
- usgs · first seen 2026-09-03 15:13Z
Original warning text
279 KM E OF LEVUKA, FIJI. 1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 6.7 (MWW) IN 18.360S 178.063W, DEPTH 550 KM AT 301052Z SEP 18. 2. A TSUNAMI MESSAGE WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. FOLLOW THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTRES. 3. USGS EVENT US1000H4L1. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us1000h4l1
This area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins
380 within 180 nm since 1997 · 6 in the last 12 months · 0 in force now
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- Earthquake magnitude 5.5 (mww) in 20.751S 178.584W, depth 576 km at 142250Z jul 262026-07-14
- 265 km se of levuka, fiji2026-07-05
- 158 km w of neiafu, tonga2026-03-24
- Earthquake magnitude 6.2 (mww) in 21.026S 178.378W, depth 513 km at 102044Z feb 262026-02-10
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 20.857S 178.954W, depth 620 km at 022335Z dec 252025-12-02
- Earthquake magnitude 5.6 (mww) in 18.516S 177.797W, depth 496 km at 080415Z nov 252025-11-08
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Timeline · 14 messages since 2018-08-19 · closed 2018-10-07
- 2018 fiji earthquake2018-08-19 → 2018-08-22
- Earthquake magnitude 6.3 (mb) in 18.445S 177.640W, depth 576 km at 190023Z aug 182018-08-19 → 2018-08-22
- 268 km e of levuka, fiji2018-08-19 → 2018-08-22
- 263 km e of levuka, fiji2018-08-19 → 2018-08-22
- 286 km e of levuka, fiji2018-08-19 → 2018-08-22
- 273 km e of levuka, fiji2018-08-19 → 2018-08-22
- 247 km e of levuka, fiji2018-08-19 → 2018-08-22
- 281 km e of levuka, fiji2018-08-19 → 2018-08-22
- 264 km e of levuka, fiji2018-08-20 → 2018-08-23
- 290 km e of levuka, fiji2018-08-28 → 2018-08-31
- 228 km e of levuka, fiji2018-09-06 → 2018-09-09
- 275 km e of levuka, fiji2018-09-26 → 2018-09-29
- 279 km e of levuka, fiji this message2018-09-30 → 2018-10-03
- 230 km e of levuka, fiji2018-10-04 → 2018-10-07
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