Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 251 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Sep 23, 2021, 3:08 PM GMT+12 (03:08 UTC), 613 km (381 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 257 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-09-23 03:08:45 UTC
Depth
612.9 km (380.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.528° S, 178.377° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 9.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2263 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1830 days ago · 563 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.3279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1829 days ago · 541 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.1214 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1829 days ago · 563 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.0215 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1828 days ago · 558 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1827 days ago · 590 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1820 days ago · 564 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 4.3253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1818 days ago · 584 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1817 days ago · 581 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.2258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1817 days ago · 485 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.4269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1816 days ago · 631 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1815 days ago · 563 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 1814 days ago · 612 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1813 days ago · 552 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.2254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1812 days ago · 635 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.1245 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1802 days ago · 528 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.0266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1802 days ago · 543 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1802 days ago · 602 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 4.0235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1801 days ago · 562 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.3246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1801 days ago · 562 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 4.2210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1800 days ago · 594 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 4.1223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1799 days ago · 586 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 4.2216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1799 days ago · 593 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 4.2218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1798 days ago · 562 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 4.1231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1795 days ago · 565 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1793 days ago · 570 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1792 days ago · 508 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1790 days ago · 521 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 4.2208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1790 days ago · 524 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 4.3293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1787 days ago · 601 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1786 days ago · 604 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 4.2234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 599 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 554 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 4.1188 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1785 days ago · 579 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 4.2276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1784 days ago · 590 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 4.0Fiji region · 1779 days ago · 633 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 564 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 555 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 4.7257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1776 days ago · 486 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 4.6Fiji region · 1772 days ago · 541 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.2247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1837 days ago · 541 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 622 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1840 days ago · 589 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1842 days ago · 590 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.0272 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1843 days ago · 573 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.2214 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1844 days ago · 563 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.1248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1844 days ago · 607 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.5221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1845 days ago · 560 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1846 days ago · 564 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1852 days ago · 618 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 5.3Fiji region · 1855 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1862 days ago · 604 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ff6z. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.