M5.2 earthquake near Labasa, Northern

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 133 km NNE of Ba, Fiji on 24 Oct 2018, 11:29 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Labasa, about 140 km away in Northern, Fiji.