M5.0 earthquake near Labasa, Northern

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 141 km NNE of Ba, Fiji on 14 Feb 2018, 14:57 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 145 km away in Northern, Fiji.