Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 284 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 284 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Apr 29, 2020, 2:48 PM GMT+12 (02:48 UTC), 575 km (357 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 272 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
2020-04-29 02:48:23 UTC
Depth
574.6 km (357.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.287° S, 178.007° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
103

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2347 days ago · 578 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2347 days ago · 519 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.6196 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2346 days ago · 538 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2344 days ago · 560 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2343 days ago · 598 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.6216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2343 days ago · 518 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2336 days ago · 580 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2336 days ago · 485 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.2275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2335 days ago · 574 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.2226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2333 days ago · 549 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2333 days ago · 544 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2330 days ago · 626 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2329 days ago · 614 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2328 days ago · 523 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2327 days ago · 567 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.6239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2325 days ago · 486 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 2325 days ago · 577 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 2324 days ago · 591 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2323 days ago · 577 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 4.5285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2320 days ago · 558 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 4.6229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2319 days ago · 562 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 4.6Fiji region · 2316 days ago · 609 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 4.1230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2315 days ago · 568 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2315 days ago · 580 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 2314 days ago · 574 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2313 days ago · 616 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 4.2237 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2312 days ago · 575 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2310 days ago · 519 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.0Fiji region · 2308 days ago · 401 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 4.9272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2307 days ago · 530 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 4.2232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2303 days ago · 552 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 4.0230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2303 days ago · 540 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 4.4214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2297 days ago · 550 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 4.5297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2295 days ago · 466 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 4.5237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2294 days ago · 589 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 4.1233 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2293 days ago · 547 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 4.3Fiji region · 2293 days ago · 623 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2291 days ago · 526 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 523 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 589 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2290 days ago · 569 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.2255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2349 days ago · 639 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2349 days ago · 624 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 2350 days ago · 617 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.3216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2351 days ago · 607 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.5297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2351 days ago · 621 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.3296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2352 days ago · 562 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2353 days ago · 552 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.1278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2354 days ago · 527 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.2207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2356 days ago · 602 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2357 days ago · 550 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.1216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2358 days ago · 565 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.1255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2360 days ago · 579 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2361 days ago · 570 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2364 days ago · 539 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2368 days ago · 606 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2369 days ago · 602 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.3270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2369 days ago · 531 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.2240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2371 days ago · 549 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2373 days ago · 558 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.1257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2374 days ago · 572 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60009eg2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.