Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 28, 2017, 3:42 AM GMT+13 (14:42 UTC), 620 km (385 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 266 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
2017-03-27 14:42:07 UTC
Depth
620.2 km (385.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.820° S, 177.510° W
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 17.2 km horizontally, 13.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3467 days ago · 568 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.6297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3465 days ago · 542 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3464 days ago · 406 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3460 days ago · 544 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 5.8266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3457 days ago · 502 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.4283 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 297 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 572 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 372 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 609 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3453 days ago · 579 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3451 days ago · 526 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3434 days ago · 611 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.0279 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3432 days ago · 608 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 3431 days ago · 571 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3422 days ago · 586 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 600 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3416 days ago · 625 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.3285 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3476 days ago · 389 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3482 days ago · 585 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.0274 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3482 days ago · 385 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3496 days ago · 490 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3500 days ago · 611 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3500 days ago · 574 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3504 days ago · 505 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008dln. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.