Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 9:04 AM GMT+12 (21:04 UTC), 518 km (322 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 237 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
2017-01-14 21:04:22 UTC
Depth
518.0 km (321.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.636° S, 178.778° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.6 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1163 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3546 days ago · 563 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.2135 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3546 days ago · 597 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.8238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 581 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.6241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 564 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.2214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3538 days ago · 594 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.3219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3537 days ago · 596 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.2249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3532 days ago · 595 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.4276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 619 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.3193 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 551 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.5217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3531 days ago · 546 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3529 days ago · 597 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3527 days ago · 612 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 5.1240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3523 days ago · 624 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3515 days ago · 613 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.2251 km E of Labasa, Fiji · 3514 days ago · 609 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3508 days ago · 551 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.4232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3508 days ago · 604 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3506 days ago · 579 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 5.9237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3506 days ago · 582 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3506 days ago · 593 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3497 days ago · 627 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 4.6264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3497 days ago · 516 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 4.2189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3494 days ago · 565 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 4.0181 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3489 days ago · 541 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3489 days ago · 548 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3550 days ago · 604 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.6235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3553 days ago · 544 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3557 days ago · 580 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3564 days ago · 607 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.5248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3566 days ago · 551 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 565 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.7236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3573 days ago · 584 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.2221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3575 days ago · 510 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.5161 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3576 days ago · 623 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007tb4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:32 AM UTC.