M4.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 13, 1983, 12:04 PM GMT+12 (00:04 UTC), 534 km (332 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 264 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-01-13 00:04:04 UTC
- Depth
- 533.9 km (331.7 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.895° S, 177.835° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15954 days ago · 573 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 15945 days ago · 575 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15909 days ago · 579 km deep · 44 km away
Before
- 5.0274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15963 days ago · 601 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.0Fiji region · 15973 days ago · 423 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15973 days ago · 633 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.0223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15982 days ago · 604 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.1248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 15987 days ago · 653 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001s64. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.