Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Sep 18, 2017, 1:40 AM GMT+12 (13:40 UTC), 554 km (344 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
2017-09-17 13:40:48 UTC
Depth
553.9 km (344.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.330° S, 178.939° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 547 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.0209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3297 days ago · 519 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.5272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 598 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3295 days ago · 580 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.6231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3293 days ago · 540 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3293 days ago · 596 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.5227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3291 days ago · 566 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.3183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3290 days ago · 551 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 4.4244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3288 days ago · 578 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.5250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3285 days ago · 647 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.2283 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3284 days ago · 571 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.3190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3280 days ago · 514 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.4218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3269 days ago · 598 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.3286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 512 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3268 days ago · 584 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 3267 days ago · 583 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.3227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3261 days ago · 547 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3259 days ago · 578 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.3178 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3257 days ago · 537 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3256 days ago · 586 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 5.7230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3250 days ago · 548 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.0245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3250 days ago · 563 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.4242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 581 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 4.5243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3249 days ago · 572 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 4.2233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3248 days ago · 579 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 4.2254 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3247 days ago · 631 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3245 days ago · 553 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 4.5265 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3245 days ago · 535 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 4.0243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3244 days ago · 622 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3242 days ago · 559 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.6154 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3301 days ago · 541 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.9159 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3302 days ago · 538 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3313 days ago · 533 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3314 days ago · 599 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.5223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 574 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3318 days ago · 599 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.6196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3319 days ago · 543 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3319 days ago · 606 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3321 days ago · 539 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.1219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3325 days ago · 550 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3327 days ago · 578 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.5239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3327 days ago · 532 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 6.4195 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3330 days ago · 544 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000at5i. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.