Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 265 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 265 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 6:16 AM GMT+13 (17:16 UTC), 605 km (376 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
2015-01-13 17:16:17 UTC
Depth
605.4 km (376.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.637° S, 178.223° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4281 days ago · 588 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 576 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4277 days ago · 576 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.6188 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4276 days ago · 554 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.2250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4274 days ago · 533 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4273 days ago · 605 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4271 days ago · 634 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.2260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4268 days ago · 637 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4266 days ago · 634 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4265 days ago · 633 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.6195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4265 days ago · 538 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.3212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4255 days ago · 586 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.2199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4253 days ago · 577 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4253 days ago · 579 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 4.6256 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4251 days ago · 587 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 4.5221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4250 days ago · 573 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.2244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4250 days ago · 633 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.4212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4248 days ago · 568 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.8248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4244 days ago · 576 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 5.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4242 days ago · 594 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 4.6211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4241 days ago · 557 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4239 days ago · 574 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 4.7274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4237 days ago · 521 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 4.7232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4236 days ago · 545 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4231 days ago · 626 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 4.8206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4231 days ago · 541 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 4.1198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4227 days ago · 535 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 4.7211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4225 days ago · 513 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.4248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4283 days ago · 556 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.5222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4287 days ago · 600 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.3235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4290 days ago · 554 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4291 days ago · 571 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 635 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 5.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4295 days ago · 575 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4297 days ago · 595 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.1219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4297 days ago · 597 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4297 days ago · 595 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4301 days ago · 534 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4302 days ago · 545 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.3230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4303 days ago · 581 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.5203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4304 days ago · 549 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.8279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4304 days ago · 589 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.0292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4305 days ago · 582 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.6208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4306 days ago · 543 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4306 days ago · 599 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.4234 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 4307 days ago · 574 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.2205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4308 days ago · 582 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.3184 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 4309 days ago · 537 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000timz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC.