Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 12, 2016, 1:58 AM GMT+12 (13:58 UTC), 568 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 213 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
2016-07-11 13:58:04 UTC
Depth
567.8 km (352.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.276° S, 177.774° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3731 days ago · 552 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3730 days ago · 399 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 533 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.0271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3727 days ago · 630 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3720 days ago · 430 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3714 days ago · 559 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3713 days ago · 624 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.7213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 612 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.4270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3712 days ago · 538 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3709 days ago · 602 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3709 days ago · 556 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.4289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3707 days ago · 615 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3705 days ago · 582 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3701 days ago · 518 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3699 days ago · 530 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 573 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.1257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3690 days ago · 591 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 625 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.2242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3688 days ago · 580 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3684 days ago · 582 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3682 days ago · 620 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 548 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3676 days ago · 581 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3676 days ago · 569 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3739 days ago · 568 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 481 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.2267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3747 days ago · 540 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3748 days ago · 433 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.0236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3754 days ago · 612 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 641 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3756 days ago · 510 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 611 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3762 days ago · 622 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3764 days ago · 531 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006fqa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC.