Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 232 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 232 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Mar 23, 2021, 4:51 AM GMT+12 (16:51 UTC), 595 km (370 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 271 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-03-22 16:51:00 UTC
Depth
595.4 km (370.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.809° S, 178.621° 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 15.4 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
16

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2016 days ago · 557 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.4271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2016 days ago · 559 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.4254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2013 days ago · 634 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.0228 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2012 days ago · 433 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2009 days ago · 614 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.4223 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2005 days ago · 504 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2002 days ago · 559 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2000 days ago · 553 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1999 days ago · 590 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.1262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1996 days ago · 517 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.4247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1996 days ago · 611 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.0156 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1988 days ago · 567 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.4250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1987 days ago · 588 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.3249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1975 days ago · 598 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1975 days ago · 615 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.3232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1957 days ago · 588 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.4248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2017 days ago · 583 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.1282 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2017 days ago · 452 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.4261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2023 days ago · 548 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2031 days ago · 521 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2033 days ago · 557 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.3230 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2033 days ago · 580 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.6198 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2037 days ago · 570 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 5.6294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2040 days ago · 552 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dxmt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.