Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, May 12, 2016, 12:23 PM GMT+12 (00:23 UTC), 527 km (327 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 241 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
2016-05-12 00:23:33 UTC
Depth
526.8 km (327.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.516° S, 178.813° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3796 days ago · 604 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3793 days ago · 563 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.1125 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3793 days ago · 670 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.4226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3792 days ago · 518 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3786 days ago · 589 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.4256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3782 days ago · 622 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.1235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3779 days ago · 580 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.5147 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3773 days ago · 598 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.1205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3772 days ago · 549 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3771 days ago · 601 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.8241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3768 days ago · 579 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.6255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3768 days ago · 585 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.2247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3766 days ago · 550 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 622 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.2219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3758 days ago · 539 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.4199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3758 days ago · 521 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3757 days ago · 555 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.0236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3756 days ago · 612 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3750 days ago · 433 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.7232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3747 days ago · 519 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 4.3229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3799 days ago · 597 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3799 days ago · 588 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.1142 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3800 days ago · 608 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 5.2229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3802 days ago · 539 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 550 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.2197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3812 days ago · 548 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3813 days ago · 571 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3814 days ago · 583 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 5.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3814 days ago · 592 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.6245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3815 days ago · 517 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.1211 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3817 days ago · 557 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.5137 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3819 days ago · 617 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3820 days ago · 632 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3820 days ago · 590 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.9236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3822 days ago · 539 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3826 days ago · 590 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005iif. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.