Is Labasa safe? Fiji travel risk
Is Labasa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Labasa scores 30/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Fiji Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 2 Dec 2024); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Labasa scores 30/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Fiji (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Labasa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (52/100) and security (23/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Fiji travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 16.4333° S, 179.3667° E in Macuata, Labasa features an altitude of 5 m. The settlement is located 213.4 km SSW from Suva.
Macuata
16.4333° S, 179.3667° E
5 m
Pacific/Fiji
27,949
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Labasa happened in February (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.2 on 19 Dec 2021 (85 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 19 Dec 2025 (138 km away) — USGS details
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