Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 286 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Sep 9, 2021, 12:51 PM GMT+12 (00:51 UTC), 564 km (350 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-09-09 00:51:40 UTC
Depth
564.0 km (350.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.158° S, 177.974° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1845 days ago · 560 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.1248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1844 days ago · 607 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.0272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1843 days ago · 573 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1842 days ago · 460 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1841 days ago · 590 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 589 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 622 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.2247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1837 days ago · 541 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.2285 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1833 days ago · 473 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.4251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1832 days ago · 613 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.2263 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1830 days ago · 563 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1829 days ago · 541 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1827 days ago · 590 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.8Fiji region · 1826 days ago · 500 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1823 days ago · 467 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1821 days ago · 578 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1819 days ago · 564 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.3253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1818 days ago · 584 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1817 days ago · 581 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1817 days ago · 485 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1815 days ago · 631 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1814 days ago · 563 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 1814 days ago · 612 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1813 days ago · 552 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 1812 days ago · 619 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1812 days ago · 635 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 1803 days ago · 570 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 4.5Fiji region · 1802 days ago · 655 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 1802 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1801 days ago · 543 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1801 days ago · 602 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 4.0235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1801 days ago · 562 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 4.3246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1801 days ago · 562 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 4.0Fiji region · 1800 days ago · 592 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 4.2210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1800 days ago · 594 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 4.2Fiji region · 1800 days ago · 610 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 4.1223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1799 days ago · 586 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1798 days ago · 562 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1794 days ago · 565 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1793 days ago · 570 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1792 days ago · 508 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1790 days ago · 521 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1787 days ago · 601 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1846 days ago · 567 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1852 days ago · 618 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 5.3Fiji region · 1854 days ago · 550 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1855 days ago · 601 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1858 days ago · 512 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1861 days ago · 604 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1862 days ago · 537 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.3265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1868 days ago · 549 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.4251 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1872 days ago · 602 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 5.5297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1874 days ago · 523 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000f9i3. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.