Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 2:21 AM GMT+12 (14:21 UTC), 579 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 141 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-24 14:21:19 UTC
Depth
579.5 km (360.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.812° S, 178.482° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 579 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.5146 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1739 days ago · 609 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 6.1141 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 639 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.3168 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 654 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 555 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 4.4175 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 574 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.6248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1736 days ago · 580 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.5206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1735 days ago · 544 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.2197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1733 days ago · 550 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1732 days ago · 560 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.1269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1731 days ago · 588 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1728 days ago · 583 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.6261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1723 days ago · 605 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 4.9Fiji region · 1723 days ago · 540 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1719 days ago · 563 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1719 days ago · 581 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.6228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1717 days ago · 542 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 4.2211 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1717 days ago · 527 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 1716 days ago · 550 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1716 days ago · 565 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 592 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 572 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 4.4288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 621 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 4.1244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1713 days ago · 616 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1712 days ago · 547 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1709 days ago · 583 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 4.3194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1707 days ago · 530 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 4.7Fiji region · 1707 days ago · 600 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 4.7Fiji region · 1705 days ago · 645 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 4.6288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1705 days ago · 625 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1705 days ago · 617 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 4.4208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1703 days ago · 552 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 4.6290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1703 days ago · 556 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 4.4184 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1702 days ago · 556 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 4.4261 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1697 days ago · 519 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 4.5216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1696 days ago · 550 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 4.4253 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1691 days ago · 551 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 4.2220 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1689 days ago · 484 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 4.2286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1687 days ago · 570 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 4.8201 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1681 days ago · 539 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 4.3247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1680 days ago · 554 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1744 days ago · 606 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 5.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1747 days ago · 575 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1748 days ago · 519 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.2235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1751 days ago · 532 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1751 days ago · 526 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1753 days ago · 584 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1756 days ago · 510 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.2205 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1757 days ago · 399 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 556 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1759 days ago · 538 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.0236 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1762 days ago · 641 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1762 days ago · 629 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1762 days ago · 600 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1763 days ago · 598 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.3291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1763 days ago · 573 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1765 days ago · 619 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1766 days ago · 493 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1769 days ago · 603 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gf24. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.