Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Dec 26, 2017, 2:25 AM GMT+13 (13:25 UTC), 583 km (362 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
2017-12-25 13:25:53 UTC
Depth
583.2 km (362.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.907° S, 178.473° W
Region
Fiji
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.8 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3201 days ago · 554 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.2196 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3201 days ago · 516 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3200 days ago · 564 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3198 days ago · 546 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.2250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3191 days ago · 475 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.4201 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3189 days ago · 535 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.8239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3187 days ago · 535 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.3221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3187 days ago · 547 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3186 days ago · 620 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.5213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3185 days ago · 533 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 3184 days ago · 520 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3176 days ago · 545 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3174 days ago · 482 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3173 days ago · 559 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.2219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3172 days ago · 523 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3170 days ago · 533 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 4.7294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3169 days ago · 568 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.3206 km W of Levuka, Fiji · 3168 days ago · 541 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.5226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3167 days ago · 529 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.3241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3161 days ago · 584 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3158 days ago · 574 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3157 days ago · 570 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 4.3269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3156 days ago · 521 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 4.5238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3156 days ago · 591 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 6.0215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3156 days ago · 557 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  26. 4.0280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3144 days ago · 551 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3210 days ago · 418 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3211 days ago · 559 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.4228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3211 days ago · 530 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.4225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3215 days ago · 554 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3216 days ago · 564 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3217 days ago · 553 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3221 days ago · 510 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.3178 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3225 days ago · 572 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3225 days ago · 538 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.7233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3226 days ago · 565 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3231 days ago · 617 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 4.3245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3231 days ago · 578 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bw0r. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC.