Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 225 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 1:52 AM GMT+13 (12:52 UTC), 554 km (344 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 215 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
2017-12-12 12:52:18 UTC
Depth
553.9 km (344.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.828° S, 178.571° 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 15.6 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3212 days ago · 530 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3212 days ago · 559 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3211 days ago · 418 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3203 days ago · 583 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.0213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3202 days ago · 554 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.2196 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3202 days ago · 516 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3201 days ago · 564 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 3199 days ago · 546 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.2250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3192 days ago · 475 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.4201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3190 days ago · 535 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.8239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3188 days ago · 535 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.3221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3188 days ago · 547 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3186 days ago · 620 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.5213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3186 days ago · 533 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3184 days ago · 520 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3176 days ago · 545 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3174 days ago · 559 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3173 days ago · 523 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 4.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3171 days ago · 533 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 4.7294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3170 days ago · 568 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 4.3206 km W of Levuka, Fiji · 3169 days ago · 541 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 4.5226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3168 days ago · 529 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.3241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3162 days ago · 584 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3159 days ago · 574 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3158 days ago · 570 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3157 days ago · 521 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3157 days ago · 591 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 6.0215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3157 days ago · 557 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3217 days ago · 564 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3218 days ago · 553 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3222 days ago · 510 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.3178 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3226 days ago · 572 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3226 days ago · 538 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3227 days ago · 565 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3232 days ago · 617 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3232 days ago · 578 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.3209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3235 days ago · 614 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.0243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3239 days ago · 607 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3239 days ago · 619 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3243 days ago · 559 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 5.5283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3244 days ago · 597 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3245 days ago · 644 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 3245 days ago · 629 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.0243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3245 days ago · 622 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bt4v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:30 AM UTC.