Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 266 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 266 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 1:59 PM GMT+12 (01:59 UTC), 587 km (365 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-03-08 01:59:27 UTC
Depth
587.1 km (364.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.160° S, 178.166° 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 14.2 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2394 days ago · 550 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.2199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2393 days ago · 547 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2393 days ago · 598 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.4298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2390 days ago · 496 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.1258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2390 days ago · 568 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.6271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2389 days ago · 577 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.6263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2388 days ago · 604 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.5266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2385 days ago · 526 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2385 days ago · 578 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2382 days ago · 541 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2382 days ago · 471 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.0268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2382 days ago · 547 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.0212 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2381 days ago · 571 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.0214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2378 days ago · 547 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.1228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2375 days ago · 607 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.2205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2373 days ago · 522 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.1212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2372 days ago · 584 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2371 days ago · 556 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.1260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2370 days ago · 570 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.1257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2369 days ago · 572 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2368 days ago · 558 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 4.2240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2367 days ago · 549 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 4.3270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2364 days ago · 531 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 2364 days ago · 602 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2364 days ago · 606 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2360 days ago · 539 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 2356 days ago · 570 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2355 days ago · 579 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 4.1216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2353 days ago · 565 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2353 days ago · 550 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 4.1209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2352 days ago · 571 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 4.2207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2351 days ago · 602 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 4.1278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2350 days ago · 527 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2348 days ago · 552 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2347 days ago · 562 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 4.5297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2347 days ago · 621 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2347 days ago · 607 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 4.8Fiji region · 2346 days ago · 617 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 4.2255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2345 days ago · 639 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2343 days ago · 575 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 4.6235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2343 days ago · 578 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 4.2Fiji region · 2342 days ago · 519 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 4.6196 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2341 days ago · 538 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2340 days ago · 560 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2338 days ago · 598 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 4.6216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2338 days ago · 518 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.3188 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2397 days ago · 561 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2398 days ago · 577 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.1220 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2398 days ago · 625 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2399 days ago · 635 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.5249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2400 days ago · 533 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2402 days ago · 606 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.3256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2406 days ago · 626 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.9198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2407 days ago · 522 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.4220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2407 days ago · 620 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2408 days ago · 620 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2411 days ago · 601 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.3242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2411 days ago · 564 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2411 days ago · 533 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2411 days ago · 568 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.5218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2415 days ago · 559 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2415 days ago · 575 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2417 days ago · 574 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2417 days ago · 575 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 2418 days ago · 603 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2418 days ago · 504 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60008bvt. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC.