Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 250 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 250 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 11:08 PM GMT+12 (11:08 UTC), 500 km (311 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 210 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
2018-04-16 11:08:41 UTC
Depth
499.9 km (310.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.176° S, 178.418° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 14.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3093 days ago · 588 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.3266 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3091 days ago · 584 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.3221 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3090 days ago · 490 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3089 days ago · 507 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.9167 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3085 days ago · 614 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.7210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3084 days ago · 537 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3080 days ago · 532 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3076 days ago · 597 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3059 days ago · 571 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3057 days ago · 580 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.4273 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3057 days ago · 439 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 3056 days ago · 432 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.1248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3055 days ago · 577 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3053 days ago · 561 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.5231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3048 days ago · 550 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 4.0181 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3045 days ago · 544 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.3250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3043 days ago · 566 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3034 days ago · 568 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.2286 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3093 days ago · 618 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3095 days ago · 543 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.3213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3096 days ago · 585 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3099 days ago · 633 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.6254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3102 days ago · 580 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3106 days ago · 542 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3106 days ago · 588 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3108 days ago · 543 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.1261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3109 days ago · 480 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.4213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3114 days ago · 540 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.2183 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3115 days ago · 540 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.7229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3117 days ago · 539 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3119 days ago · 598 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3121 days ago · 552 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dpb1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.