Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 273 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 273 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Wed, May 23, 2018, 8:09 AM GMT+12 (20:09 UTC), 439 km (273 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 218 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
2018-05-22 20:09:28 UTC
Depth
439.1 km (272.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.045° S, 178.148° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
91

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 432 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.1248 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3055 days ago · 577 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.5231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3047 days ago · 550 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.3250 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3042 days ago · 566 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.2212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3030 days ago · 539 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.5237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3028 days ago · 540 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.1214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3020 days ago · 567 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.3282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3017 days ago · 621 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.2236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3015 days ago · 564 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.5207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3015 days ago · 546 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.6218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3014 days ago · 572 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 4.3223 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 3006 days ago · 565 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.4236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3004 days ago · 528 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3004 days ago · 590 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 4.6251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2999 days ago · 533 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3059 days ago · 571 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3080 days ago · 532 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.7210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3083 days ago · 537 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ec10. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.