Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 234 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 234 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji on Sat, Mar 27, 2021, 1:34 AM GMT+12 (13:34 UTC), 556 km (346 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-03-26 13:34:40 UTC
Depth
556.4 km (345.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
16.888° S, 178.484° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2011 days ago · 567 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.0218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2008 days ago · 544 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.4238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2004 days ago · 579 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.3239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2002 days ago · 571 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.4245 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2001 days ago · 573 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.7213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1999 days ago · 522 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.1205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1995 days ago · 548 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1993 days ago · 502 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.4264 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 1988 days ago · 546 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.2221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1979 days ago · 558 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.1228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1979 days ago · 544 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.0229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1975 days ago · 608 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.2239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1973 days ago · 567 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1972 days ago · 583 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1963 days ago · 558 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.5263 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 1956 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.1234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2026 days ago · 573 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.4198 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna · 2029 days ago · 414 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.1187 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2035 days ago · 556 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2037 days ago · 543 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.3217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2040 days ago · 610 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.7230 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 2041 days ago · 550 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.4162 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 2042 days ago · 556 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dy92. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC.