M5.8 earthquake near Labasa, Northern

What happened

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 128 km NNE of Ba, Fiji on 29 Aug 2018, 01:24 UTC at a depth of 23 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 142 km away in Northern, Fiji.