M4.4 earthquake 78 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 78 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Dec 10, 2016, 8:17 PM GMT+13 (07:17 UTC), 580 km (360 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2016-12-10 07:17:05 UTC
- Depth
- 579.9 km (360.3 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 17.730° S, 179.965° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 74°
- Stations used
- 86
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007zs3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.