Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 236 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 236 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Oct 30, 2017, 2:32 AM GMT+12 (14:32 UTC), 578 km (359 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 230 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
2017-10-29 14:32:31 UTC
Depth
578.1 km (359.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.994° S, 178.450° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
282

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3258 days ago · 589 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3256 days ago · 586 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 5.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3250 days ago · 548 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3250 days ago · 563 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.4242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3250 days ago · 581 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 572 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 579 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.2254 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3247 days ago · 631 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3246 days ago · 553 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.5265 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3245 days ago · 535 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.0243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3245 days ago · 622 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 3245 days ago · 629 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 3245 days ago · 644 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 5.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3243 days ago · 597 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3243 days ago · 559 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3238 days ago · 619 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3238 days ago · 607 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.3209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3234 days ago · 614 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3232 days ago · 578 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3231 days ago · 617 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3226 days ago · 565 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3226 days ago · 538 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 4.3178 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3225 days ago · 572 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3221 days ago · 510 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3217 days ago · 553 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3216 days ago · 564 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3215 days ago · 554 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 4.4228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3211 days ago · 530 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3211 days ago · 559 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3210 days ago · 418 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3202 days ago · 583 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  32. 4.0213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3201 days ago · 554 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3200 days ago · 564 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3261 days ago · 547 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 3268 days ago · 583 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 584 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.3286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3269 days ago · 512 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3269 days ago · 598 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.6220 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3276 days ago · 496 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.3190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3281 days ago · 514 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.2283 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3284 days ago · 571 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.5250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3286 days ago · 647 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3287 days ago · 601 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.4244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3289 days ago · 578 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ayb1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.