Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 256 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 256 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, May 28, 2016, 10:12 AM GMT+12 (22:12 UTC), 622 km (386 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
2016-05-27 22:12:33 UTC
Depth
621.9 km (386.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.971° S, 178.262° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 634 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.1235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3776 days ago · 580 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3775 days ago · 594 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.1205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3770 days ago · 549 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3769 days ago · 601 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.8241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 579 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.6255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3765 days ago · 585 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.2247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3764 days ago · 550 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3764 days ago · 531 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3762 days ago · 622 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.2219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3756 days ago · 539 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.4199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3755 days ago · 521 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3755 days ago · 555 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 641 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.0236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3753 days ago · 612 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3748 days ago · 433 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.2267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 540 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.1266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3746 days ago · 481 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.7232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3744 days ago · 519 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3739 days ago · 568 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.4223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3735 days ago · 575 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 3735 days ago · 568 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3733 days ago · 593 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3731 days ago · 552 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3730 days ago · 399 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 533 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 4.0271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3727 days ago · 630 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 4.6214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3724 days ago · 529 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 3720 days ago · 430 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3783 days ago · 589 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.4226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3790 days ago · 518 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3791 days ago · 523 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.5280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 563 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 470 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3793 days ago · 604 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3795 days ago · 527 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.3229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3796 days ago · 597 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3797 days ago · 588 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 5.2229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3800 days ago · 539 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3804 days ago · 473 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.1275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3807 days ago · 487 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3807 days ago · 585 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3809 days ago · 550 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 4.2197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3809 days ago · 548 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005znr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.