Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 81 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 81 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Sep 16, 2018, 7:47 PM GMT+12 (07:47 UTC), 627 km (389 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 76 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-09-16 07:47:29 UTC
Depth
626.7 km (389.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.676° S, 179.969° E
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 12.0 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.976 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 652 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.788 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2924 days ago · 639 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.698 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2921 days ago · 608 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.142 km N of Levuka, Fiji · 2903 days ago · 519 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.271 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2881 days ago · 538 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.3163 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2931 days ago · 619 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.170 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 2931 days ago · 612 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.572 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2933 days ago · 617 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.477 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2935 days ago · 619 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.2115 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2935 days ago · 679 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.5137 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2936 days ago · 618 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.3116 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2937 days ago · 641 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.458 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 2937 days ago · 604 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.3131 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 640 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.4125 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 660 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.593 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 638 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.518 km SW of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 639 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.359 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 594 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 620 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.230 km N of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 675 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.1133 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 614 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.1148 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 639 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 4.373 km NE of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 626 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 4.5117 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 626 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 4.482 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2938 days ago · 632 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hfdu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.