Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jan 24, 2023, 10:21 AM GMT+12 (22:21 UTC), 569 km (354 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
2023-01-23 22:21:20 UTC
Depth
569.1 km (353.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.388° S, 177.825° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1346 days ago · 588 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1343 days ago · 564 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1337 days ago · 568 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 602 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1332 days ago · 620 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 1331 days ago · 562 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1330 days ago · 614 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1328 days ago · 581 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1328 days ago · 573 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1328 days ago · 535 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1326 days ago · 591 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1326 days ago · 564 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1322 days ago · 554 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1322 days ago · 556 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1320 days ago · 563 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1319 days ago · 460 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.8Fiji region · 1317 days ago · 522 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1317 days ago · 455 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1317 days ago · 576 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 4.7Fiji region · 1316 days ago · 578 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 1314 days ago · 456 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1313 days ago · 540 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 565 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 4.4273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1310 days ago · 491 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 611 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1308 days ago · 585 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 4.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1306 days ago · 572 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1306 days ago · 574 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 573 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 589 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 4.6262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1302 days ago · 538 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 4.0290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1300 days ago · 609 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 4.3Fiji region · 1300 days ago · 606 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 4.8282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1293 days ago · 553 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 1291 days ago · 545 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 4.0Fiji region · 1291 days ago · 334 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 4.4Fiji region · 1290 days ago · 553 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1289 days ago · 563 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 576 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1350 days ago · 567 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1353 days ago · 612 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1354 days ago · 590 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1357 days ago · 543 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 541 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1361 days ago · 620 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1361 days ago · 498 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1363 days ago · 498 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.0263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1365 days ago · 574 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 1366 days ago · 392 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1366 days ago · 588 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1368 days ago · 610 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1368 days ago · 572 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1369 days ago · 496 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 1370 days ago · 557 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1371 days ago · 525 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 1373 days ago · 623 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 574 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 1374 days ago · 614 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jit2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.