Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Feb 14, 2016, 11:08 PM GMT+12 (11:08 UTC), 585 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 239 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
2016-02-14 11:08:14 UTC
Depth
585.2 km (363.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.608° S, 178.990° 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, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3886 days ago · 562 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.6232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3876 days ago · 560 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.0207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3875 days ago · 610 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3874 days ago · 597 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3873 days ago · 595 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 5.1239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3872 days ago · 557 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3868 days ago · 536 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3868 days ago · 597 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.1204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3864 days ago · 552 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 3863 days ago · 607 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.6246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3863 days ago · 615 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3862 days ago · 614 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 550 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.7206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3855 days ago · 505 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.6215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3851 days ago · 517 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.4224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3850 days ago · 588 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3843 days ago · 589 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 4.5238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3841 days ago · 536 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.0249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3837 days ago · 549 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.9218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3836 days ago · 510 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 4.2226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3836 days ago · 529 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 4.3242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3832 days ago · 550 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 4.1199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3828 days ago · 542 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3827 days ago · 590 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3886 days ago · 602 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.0241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3887 days ago · 629 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3895 days ago · 568 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3898 days ago · 560 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.4223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3899 days ago · 572 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3900 days ago · 586 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.2190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3901 days ago · 554 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3903 days ago · 564 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3905 days ago · 542 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 4.3210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3910 days ago · 596 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.2199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3911 days ago · 558 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3914 days ago · 557 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004qjd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.