Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 2:05 PM GMT+12 (02:05 UTC), 578 km (359 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-03-17 02:05:37 UTC
Depth
578.2 km (359.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.360° S, 177.767° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
52

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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1282 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2017 days ago · 452 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.4248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2017 days ago · 583 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.5271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2016 days ago · 557 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.4271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2016 days ago · 559 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.2286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2014 days ago · 596 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.5290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2013 days ago · 576 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2012 days ago · 634 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.4294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2009 days ago · 628 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2009 days ago · 614 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2008 days ago · 534 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.3285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2008 days ago · 572 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.4282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2007 days ago · 552 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 2007 days ago · 577 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2006 days ago · 568 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2003 days ago · 627 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.3239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2002 days ago · 571 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2002 days ago · 521 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2002 days ago · 559 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 2000 days ago · 622 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2000 days ago · 553 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1998 days ago · 590 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1996 days ago · 517 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1996 days ago · 611 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1995 days ago · 587 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 4.6280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1994 days ago · 536 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1993 days ago · 601 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 4.2Fiji region · 1992 days ago · 606 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 4.4250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1987 days ago · 588 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 4.1284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1982 days ago · 593 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 4.0Fiji region · 1978 days ago · 541 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1975 days ago · 598 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 4.1Fiji region · 1975 days ago · 615 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1974 days ago · 576 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 4.2Fiji region · 1971 days ago · 571 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 6.1Fiji region · 1970 days ago · 384 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1968 days ago · 537 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1963 days ago · 558 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2023 days ago · 548 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.6282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2026 days ago · 524 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2031 days ago · 521 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2033 days ago · 557 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.3230 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2033 days ago · 580 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2036 days ago · 603 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2037 days ago · 532 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.4237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2038 days ago · 571 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2038 days ago · 606 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 5.6294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2040 days ago · 552 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.5279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2046 days ago · 610 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2047 days ago · 627 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.4265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2049 days ago · 569 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2051 days ago · 531 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dk35. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.