Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 275 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 275 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Aug 1, 2021, 11:26 AM GMT+12 (23:26 UTC), 577 km (359 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 297 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-07-31 23:26:01 UTC
Depth
577.2 km (358.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.273° S, 178.084° W
Region
Fiji
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.0 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f13n. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.