M4.4 earthquake 56 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 56 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Oct 12, 2016, 1:54 AM GMT+12 (13:54 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 127 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-11 13:54:26 UTC
- Depth
- 562.2 km (349.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.861° S, 179.810° E
- Region
- Fiji
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 19.0 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 130°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0127 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3634 days ago · 653 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.1131 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3634 days ago · 640 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.3138 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3634 days ago · 580 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.561 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 3620 days ago · 580 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.478 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3583 days ago · 580 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007f32. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.