Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 3:40 AM GMT+12 (15:40 UTC), 539 km (335 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-03-28 15:40:20 UTC
Depth
538.8 km (334.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.316° S, 178.052° W
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 19.5 km horizontally, 15.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2741 days ago · 538 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.1240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2739 days ago · 636 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2739 days ago · 545 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.4237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2737 days ago · 579 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2733 days ago · 579 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2733 days ago · 549 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2732 days ago · 630 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.5286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2732 days ago · 539 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2731 days ago · 471 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2730 days ago · 574 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.1291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2729 days ago · 594 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2726 days ago · 548 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.3255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2725 days ago · 581 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2722 days ago · 526 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.9Fiji region · 2720 days ago · 436 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.8292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2719 days ago · 611 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.2291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2719 days ago · 624 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2718 days ago · 606 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2716 days ago · 616 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 4.4291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2712 days ago · 597 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2712 days ago · 545 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2711 days ago · 524 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 2710 days ago · 374 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 4.8Fiji region · 2709 days ago · 532 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 4.3298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2708 days ago · 617 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2707 days ago · 543 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 4.4287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2701 days ago · 571 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 4.2244 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2700 days ago · 595 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2699 days ago · 562 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2699 days ago · 553 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 4.6222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2698 days ago · 567 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2698 days ago · 566 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2695 days ago · 605 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 4.2293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2692 days ago · 608 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 4.0288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2691 days ago · 593 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 4.6298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2690 days ago · 552 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 4.2274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2685 days ago · 545 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2742 days ago · 599 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.7234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2743 days ago · 559 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.8240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2743 days ago · 590 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2743 days ago · 628 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2744 days ago · 603 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2744 days ago · 588 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2744 days ago · 538 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2745 days ago · 640 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2748 days ago · 510 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.5258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2749 days ago · 535 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2749 days ago · 614 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.3253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2750 days ago · 612 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2750 days ago · 486 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.7261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2750 days ago · 492 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 4.4266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2752 days ago · 562 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 2753 days ago · 626 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2754 days ago · 556 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.4293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2754 days ago · 593 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 2757 days ago · 551 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 2757 days ago · 642 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000kaby. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.