Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Dec 7, 2022, 4:21 AM GMT+12 (16:21 UTC), 537 km (334 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 278 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
2022-12-06 16:21:41 UTC
Depth
537.3 km (333.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.387° S, 178.880° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1392 days ago · 585 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.0252 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1391 days ago · 567 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.2218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1386 days ago · 559 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.3209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1385 days ago · 533 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.9198 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1385 days ago · 511 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.2187 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1383 days ago · 552 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 1381 days ago · 524 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 572 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1368 days ago · 610 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.1220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1363 days ago · 547 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1362 days ago · 498 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1359 days ago · 558 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1357 days ago · 543 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.3247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1355 days ago · 544 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1353 days ago · 612 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.5195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1352 days ago · 553 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1350 days ago · 567 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.3193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1341 days ago · 529 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.4246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1340 days ago · 545 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1340 days ago · 564 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 4.1217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1338 days ago · 530 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1338 days ago · 557 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.2241 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1399 days ago · 553 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.5198 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1399 days ago · 544 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1400 days ago · 568 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.3260 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1406 days ago · 580 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.3240 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1408 days ago · 556 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.4254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1413 days ago · 584 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.3225 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1416 days ago · 527 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1416 days ago · 575 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.5216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1419 days ago · 551 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j7e8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.