Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 16, 2016, 9:21 AM GMT+12 (21:21 UTC), 561 km (348 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 230 km ENE 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
2016-09-15 21:21:06 UTC
Depth
560.5 km (348.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.756° S, 178.392° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.1 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3668 days ago · 540 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.1243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3665 days ago · 597 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3665 days ago · 564 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.3221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3664 days ago · 557 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.2235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 607 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3662 days ago · 575 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.3246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3660 days ago · 544 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3659 days ago · 567 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.1232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3657 days ago · 615 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.1224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3657 days ago · 560 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.2209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3656 days ago · 614 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.4258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3655 days ago · 562 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3654 days ago · 592 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.0220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3654 days ago · 617 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3653 days ago · 559 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3652 days ago · 606 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.3257 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3651 days ago · 545 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 603 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3650 days ago · 625 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 4.2284 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3648 days ago · 563 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3645 days ago · 597 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3644 days ago · 552 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 4.7251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3643 days ago · 526 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 4.5194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3642 days ago · 529 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 4.3217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3640 days ago · 540 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 4.5224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3639 days ago · 548 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 4.4214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3638 days ago · 550 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3635 days ago · 599 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 4.3189 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3634 days ago · 530 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3633 days ago · 536 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 4.3201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3631 days ago · 533 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 4.3Fiji region · 3631 days ago · 600 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3630 days ago · 615 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3627 days ago · 568 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 4.3221 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3627 days ago · 597 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 4.0223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3626 days ago · 588 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3625 days ago · 579 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 4.5Fiji region · 3624 days ago · 597 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3622 days ago · 615 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3618 days ago · 570 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3617 days ago · 538 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 4.3248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3615 days ago · 539 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 4.4239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3614 days ago · 543 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 4.8230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3611 days ago · 509 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 558 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3610 days ago · 530 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3672 days ago · 602 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.1259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3672 days ago · 607 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.3203 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3673 days ago · 571 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3676 days ago · 569 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3676 days ago · 581 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 548 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3682 days ago · 620 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3685 days ago · 582 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.4212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3687 days ago · 545 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.3225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3688 days ago · 538 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3688 days ago · 580 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.1214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3689 days ago · 533 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.1257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3690 days ago · 591 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.4185 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3693 days ago · 557 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.5224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3694 days ago · 520 km deep · 23 km away

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