Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 212 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 212 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, May 23, 2015, 12:12 PM GMT+12 (00:12 UTC), 598 km (372 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 264 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
2015-05-23 00:12:55 UTC
Depth
598.1 km (371.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.238° S, 178.680° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.1 km horizontally, 16.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0120 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4145 days ago · 603 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.2218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4145 days ago · 572 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.2243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4140 days ago · 554 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.2211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4139 days ago · 574 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4138 days ago · 581 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4138 days ago · 429 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4137 days ago · 533 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4137 days ago · 541 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 4134 days ago · 576 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.6219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 577 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 585 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 5.0283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 548 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 615 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 4.8285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4133 days ago · 555 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4132 days ago · 541 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.2200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4132 days ago · 573 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.4209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4130 days ago · 566 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4129 days ago · 525 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.4232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4127 days ago · 566 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 4.1256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4125 days ago · 585 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4123 days ago · 577 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4122 days ago · 570 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4121 days ago · 561 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.0235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4119 days ago · 593 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4119 days ago · 570 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4117 days ago · 557 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 4.4237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4115 days ago · 624 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 4.2219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4111 days ago · 582 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 4.6238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4111 days ago · 576 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4107 days ago · 576 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 4.1217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4106 days ago · 560 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 4.1291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4103 days ago · 577 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4102 days ago · 642 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4101 days ago · 623 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 4.3264 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4099 days ago · 581 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 4.4193 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4098 days ago · 512 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 4.4234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4096 days ago · 522 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 5.8264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4095 days ago · 536 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4094 days ago · 615 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 4.4218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4094 days ago · 536 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 4.5286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4093 days ago · 616 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4092 days ago · 574 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4152 days ago · 583 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4152 days ago · 590 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4153 days ago · 618 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4168 days ago · 552 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.0270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4170 days ago · 490 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.1256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4172 days ago · 591 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.3268 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4172 days ago · 620 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4173 days ago · 512 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4174 days ago · 559 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.2194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4177 days ago · 541 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4177 days ago · 554 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4179 days ago · 632 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002lav. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:56 AM UTC.