Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 1, 2015, 1:29 AM GMT+13 (12:29 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 250 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-01-31 12:29:38 UTC
Depth
562.0 km (349.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.677° S, 177.718° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.5 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 4262 days ago · 610 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 5.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4242 days ago · 594 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 4241 days ago · 576 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.1295 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4236 days ago · 468 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 4236 days ago · 405 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4232 days ago · 597 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 4222 days ago · 579 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4220 days ago · 618 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4219 days ago · 622 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4218 days ago · 622 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4215 days ago · 517 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.1271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4214 days ago · 547 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4213 days ago · 581 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4209 days ago · 593 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 4206 days ago · 568 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 4205 days ago · 436 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.4298 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 4204 days ago · 566 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4265 days ago · 633 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4266 days ago · 634 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4266 days ago · 590 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4277 days ago · 576 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 576 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4280 days ago · 624 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 574 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 574 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4290 days ago · 571 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tmr9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.