Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 265 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 265 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 5:22 PM GMT+12 (05:22 UTC), 579 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 274 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-10-31 05:22:11 UTC
Depth
578.6 km (359.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.176° S, 178.173° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
52

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000c8js. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:46 AM UTC.