Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Dec 27, 2022, 6:09 PM GMT+13 (05:09 UTC), 616 km (383 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-27 05:09:01 UTC
Depth
616.1 km (382.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.586° S, 177.541° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 540 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 614 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 574 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 623 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 572 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1370 days ago · 525 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 1370 days ago · 557 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 496 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1366 days ago · 588 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 1366 days ago · 392 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.0263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1365 days ago · 574 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1363 days ago · 498 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1361 days ago · 498 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1361 days ago · 620 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 553 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 372 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 541 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1354 days ago · 590 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 387 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 576 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 1347 days ago · 569 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1346 days ago · 588 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1343 days ago · 564 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1337 days ago · 568 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 602 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 1332 days ago · 620 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 1331 days ago · 562 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 1330 days ago · 614 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1328 days ago · 581 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1328 days ago · 535 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 4.3Fiji region · 1322 days ago · 556 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1320 days ago · 563 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 4.3297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1319 days ago · 596 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 4.4Fiji region · 1319 days ago · 460 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 4.8Fiji region · 1317 days ago · 522 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1317 days ago · 455 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 4.7Fiji region · 1316 days ago · 578 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 5.5Fiji region · 1376 days ago · 515 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 1377 days ago · 591 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 1384 days ago · 565 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1385 days ago · 575 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 1385 days ago · 549 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.5273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1390 days ago · 575 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 507 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 567 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 1395 days ago · 418 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1403 days ago · 619 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1405 days ago · 612 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jbx1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.