M4.4 earthquake 249 km E of Levuka, Fiji

Magnitude

4.4 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 5:53 AM GMT+12

UTC

2016-10-29 17:53:24 UTC

Depth

579.0 km (359.8 mi), deep

Epicenter

18.179° S, 178.329° W

Region

Fiji

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 13.7 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

75°

Stations used

50

• Labasa, FijiPopulation 27,949. Forecast312 kmSE

After

1. 4.5Fiji regionSun, Oct 30, 8:31 PM GMT+12 · 3623 days ago · 597 km deep · 59 km away
2. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Nov 2, 10:50 AM GMT+12 · 3621 days ago · 615 km deep · 27 km away
3. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Nov 6, 6:34 AM GMT+13 · 3617 days ago · 570 km deep · 4 km away
4. 4.3248 km ENE of Levuka, FijiWed, Nov 9, 4:26 AM GMT+13 · 3614 days ago · 539 km deep · 82 km away
5. 4.4239 km ENE of Levuka, FijiWed, Nov 9, 3:19 PM GMT+13 · 3614 days ago · 543 km deep · 77 km away
6. 4.8230 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSun, Nov 13, 1:31 AM GMT+13 · 3610 days ago · 509 km deep · 78 km away
7. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSun, Nov 13, 2:07 PM GMT+13 · 3610 days ago · 558 km deep · 68 km away
8. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Nov 13, 8:43 PM GMT+13 · 3609 days ago · 530 km deep · 45 km away
9. 4.0246 km ENE of Levuka, FijiTue, Nov 15, 1:19 PM GMT+13 · 3608 days ago · 568 km deep · 89 km away
10. 4.2174 km ESE of Levuka, FijiTue, Nov 15, 11:02 PM GMT+13 · 3607 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
11. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Nov 16, 5:40 AM GMT+13 · 3607 days ago · 549 km deep · 25 km away
12. 4.4247 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSat, Nov 19, 11:25 AM GMT+13 · 3604 days ago · 576 km deep · 94 km away
13. 4.3271 km E of Levuka, FijiMon, Nov 21, 4:55 AM GMT+13 · 3602 days ago · 550 km deep · 34 km away
14. 4.5240 km ENE of Levuka, FijiTue, Nov 22, 5:37 AM GMT+13 · 3601 days ago · 579 km deep · 63 km away
15. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Nov 22, 7:48 AM GMT+13 · 3601 days ago · 600 km deep · 16 km away
16. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Nov 22, 11:59 PM GMT+13 · 3600 days ago · 558 km deep · 46 km away
17. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Nov 23, 12:45 AM GMT+13 · 3600 days ago · 639 km deep · 7 km away
18. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSat, Nov 26, 6:21 AM GMT+13 · 3597 days ago · 546 km deep · 75 km away
19. 4.5220 km E of Levuka, FijiSat, Nov 26, 6:21 AM GMT+13 · 3597 days ago · 540 km deep · 50 km away
20. 4.9232 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Nov 27, 7:49 PM GMT+13 · 3595 days ago · 585 km deep · 31 km away
21. 4.7241 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Nov 29, 9:54 PM GMT+13 · 3593 days ago · 592 km deep · 34 km away
22. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, FijiSat, Dec 3, 12:17 AM GMT+13 · 3590 days ago · 607 km deep · 21 km away
23. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Dec 6, 5:14 PM GMT+13 · 3586 days ago · 631 km deep · 42 km away
24. 4.2201 km E of Levuka, FijiThu, Dec 8, 1:35 AM GMT+13 · 3585 days ago · 562 km deep · 65 km away
25. 4.2Fiji regionSat, Dec 10, 12:45 AM GMT+13 · 3583 days ago · 562 km deep · 67 km away
26. 4.2Fiji regionSun, Dec 11, 1:39 PM GMT+13 · 3582 days ago · 522 km deep · 63 km away
27. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, FijiMon, Dec 12, 3:34 PM GMT+13 · 3581 days ago · 590 km deep · 46 km away
28. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, FijiMon, Dec 12, 6:19 PM GMT+13 · 3580 days ago · 606 km deep · 28 km away
29. 5.4Fiji regionTue, Dec 13, 4:46 PM GMT+14 · 3580 days ago · 451 km deep · 86 km away
30. 4.7236 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Dec 20, 2:11 PM GMT+13 · 3573 days ago · 584 km deep · 37 km away
31. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, FijiWed, Dec 21, 12:17 AM GMT+13 · 3572 days ago · 565 km deep · 89 km away
32. 4.2Fiji regionSat, Dec 24, 2:52 AM GMT+14 · 3569 days ago · 596 km deep · 90 km away
33. 4.5248 km ENE of Levuka, FijiTue, Dec 27, 9:47 AM GMT+13 · 3566 days ago · 551 km deep · 64 km away
34. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, FijiThu, Dec 29, 5:07 AM GMT+13 · 3564 days ago · 607 km deep · 53 km away

Before

1. 4.0223 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSat, Oct 29, 11:45 AM GMT+12 · 3625 days ago · 588 km deep · 81 km away
2. 4.3221 km ESE of Levuka, FijiFri, Oct 28, 5:25 AM GMT+12 · 3626 days ago · 597 km deep · 47 km away
3. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, FijiFri, Oct 28, 3:53 AM GMT+12 · 3626 days ago · 568 km deep · 51 km away
4. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Oct 25, 8:05 AM GMT+12 · 3629 days ago · 615 km deep · 41 km away
5. 4.3Fiji regionMon, Oct 24, 7:32 AM GMT+12 · 3630 days ago · 600 km deep · 68 km away
6. 4.3201 km ENE of Levuka, FijiMon, Oct 24, 3:03 AM GMT+12 · 3630 days ago · 533 km deep · 95 km away
7. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, FijiFri, Oct 21, 6:25 PM GMT+12 · 3632 days ago · 536 km deep · 72 km away
8. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Oct 19, 8:59 PM GMT+12 · 3634 days ago · 599 km deep · 37 km away
9. 4.4214 km ENE of Levuka, FijiMon, Oct 17, 3:23 AM GMT+12 · 3637 days ago · 550 km deep · 94 km away
10. 4.5224 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSat, Oct 15, 12:50 PM GMT+12 · 3639 days ago · 548 km deep · 68 km away
11. 4.3217 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSat, Oct 15, 2:10 AM GMT+12 · 3639 days ago · 540 km deep · 78 km away
12. 4.5194 km ENE of Levuka, FijiThu, Oct 13, 2:52 AM GMT+12 · 3641 days ago · 529 km deep · 81 km away
13. 4.7251 km ENE of Levuka, FijiTue, Oct 11, 5:37 PM GMT+12 · 3642 days ago · 526 km deep · 77 km away
14. 4.3Fiji regionTue, Oct 11, 5:29 AM GMT+13 · 3643 days ago · 603 km deep · 95 km away
15. 4.2224 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Oct 11, 4:27 AM GMT+12 · 3643 days ago · 552 km deep · 43 km away
16. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Oct 9, 6:02 PM GMT+12 · 3644 days ago · 597 km deep · 60 km away
17. 4.2284 km ENE of Levuka, FijiFri, Oct 7, 12:04 PM GMT+12 · 3647 days ago · 563 km deep · 78 km away
18. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Oct 4, 9:39 PM GMT+12 · 3649 days ago · 625 km deep · 42 km away
19. 4.2Fiji regionTue, Oct 4, 5:55 PM GMT+12 · 3649 days ago · 603 km deep · 75 km away
20. 4.3257 km ENE of Levuka, FijiMon, Oct 3, 5:55 PM GMT+12 · 3650 days ago · 545 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100073sa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.