Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 244 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 244 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 3:42 AM GMT+12 (15:42 UTC), 586 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 291 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
2022-08-15 15:42:24 UTC
Depth
585.9 km (364.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.033° S, 178.371° 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, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
88

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1508 days ago · 561 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1508 days ago · 538 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.3223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1508 days ago · 558 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.2210 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1507 days ago · 530 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.1226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1505 days ago · 563 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1504 days ago · 518 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1501 days ago · 567 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.2240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1500 days ago · 580 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1499 days ago · 618 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.3297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1499 days ago · 523 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1498 days ago · 629 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1498 days ago · 629 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1498 days ago · 549 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1495 days ago · 603 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1494 days ago · 566 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.1194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1492 days ago · 565 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.2271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1491 days ago · 575 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1490 days ago · 464 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.2215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1490 days ago · 560 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 4.7291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1490 days ago · 482 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 4.4202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1489 days ago · 542 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 4.1291 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1487 days ago · 523 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.1189 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1485 days ago · 535 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1484 days ago · 581 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 1481 days ago · 577 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 4.0259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1478 days ago · 593 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 4.2265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1477 days ago · 549 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 4.1225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1476 days ago · 560 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 4.2216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1476 days ago · 547 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 4.2211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1476 days ago · 599 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1473 days ago · 627 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 4.3215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1473 days ago · 551 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1472 days ago · 462 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1470 days ago · 561 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1468 days ago · 569 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1467 days ago · 617 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 4.4210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1466 days ago · 523 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 4.3200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1464 days ago · 549 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 4.2203 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1460 days ago · 568 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1459 days ago · 588 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 4.3190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1456 days ago · 520 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 4.4Fiji region · 1455 days ago · 639 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1455 days ago · 569 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 4.4196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1454 days ago · 542 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 4.5206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1450 days ago · 569 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1511 days ago · 598 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1511 days ago · 589 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.3241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1513 days ago · 564 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.2236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1514 days ago · 568 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1515 days ago · 603 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.8240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1516 days ago · 595 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1517 days ago · 583 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.3290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1518 days ago · 560 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.0262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1520 days ago · 593 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 5.6268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1521 days ago · 536 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1522 days ago · 648 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.1200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1522 days ago · 558 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 4.7211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1522 days ago · 551 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.2274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1525 days ago · 483 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.4147 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1532 days ago · 628 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1533 days ago · 555 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1537 days ago · 618 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ib2t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC.