Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 252 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 252 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Sep 22, 2015, 4:53 PM GMT+12 (04:53 UTC), 591 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 Fiji region. 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
2015-09-22 04:53:54 UTC
Depth
591.2 km (367.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.901° S, 178.310° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.5 km horizontally, 10.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4030 days ago · 619 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4030 days ago · 495 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.1205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4022 days ago · 532 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.1294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4022 days ago · 615 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.5215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4022 days ago · 546 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4018 days ago · 583 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4016 days ago · 628 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.3273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4015 days ago · 583 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4013 days ago · 597 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.1228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4013 days ago · 570 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.5202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4011 days ago · 553 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.1175 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4011 days ago · 566 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.7228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4011 days ago · 533 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.6210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4009 days ago · 520 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4005 days ago · 588 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4004 days ago · 494 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4004 days ago · 521 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3999 days ago · 607 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.0163 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3999 days ago · 552 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 4.2198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3998 days ago · 558 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 4.2223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3996 days ago · 537 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 4.2298 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3996 days ago · 454 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 5.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3996 days ago · 563 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 4.0219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3996 days ago · 564 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 4.3198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3992 days ago · 529 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3991 days ago · 574 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 5.2Fiji region · 3989 days ago · 608 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 4.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3987 days ago · 594 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 4.7Fiji region · 3986 days ago · 604 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3986 days ago · 605 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 4.1285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3983 days ago · 559 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3978 days ago · 575 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 4.1208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3978 days ago · 569 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 4.1247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3976 days ago · 598 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 4.1254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3975 days ago · 484 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 4.1165 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3975 days ago · 590 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 4.3220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3974 days ago · 568 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 4.2Fiji region · 3973 days ago · 628 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 4031 days ago · 615 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.1223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4032 days ago · 546 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4033 days ago · 463 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4034 days ago · 567 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.0195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4036 days ago · 299 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4041 days ago · 601 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4041 days ago · 532 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4043 days ago · 573 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4045 days ago · 641 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4048 days ago · 494 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4048 days ago · 597 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4050 days ago · 606 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.2227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4051 days ago · 584 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4059 days ago · 585 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 4.0265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4059 days ago · 561 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.0254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4059 days ago · 651 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003lc3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.