Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 175 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 175 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 9:02 AM GMT+12 (21:02 UTC), 574 km (357 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 248 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-26 21:02:04 UTC
Depth
574.3 km (356.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.310° S, 179.044° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 15.5 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1738 days ago · 580 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.5206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1737 days ago · 544 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.2197 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1735 days ago · 550 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1733 days ago · 560 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.1269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1733 days ago · 588 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.4245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1730 days ago · 583 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.6261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1725 days ago · 605 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1721 days ago · 563 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.2230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1718 days ago · 565 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.3263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1717 days ago · 592 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1717 days ago · 572 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 4.1244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1715 days ago · 616 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1714 days ago · 547 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1711 days ago · 583 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.3194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1709 days ago · 530 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1707 days ago · 617 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.5216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1698 days ago · 550 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.3247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1682 days ago · 554 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.5235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 555 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.3168 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 654 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 6.1141 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1740 days ago · 639 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.5146 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1741 days ago · 609 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1742 days ago · 579 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.0204 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1746 days ago · 606 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 5.7231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1749 days ago · 575 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.2235 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1753 days ago · 532 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.4210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1753 days ago · 526 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.4230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1755 days ago · 584 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1758 days ago · 510 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1761 days ago · 538 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1764 days ago · 598 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1768 days ago · 493 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000g9mg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC.