Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 9:58 AM GMT+13 (20:58 UTC), 620 km (385 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
2023-02-07 20:58:39 UTC
Depth
620.2 km (385.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.575° S, 177.559° 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 22.4 km horizontally, 15.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 1331 days ago · 562 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1330 days ago · 614 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1329 days ago · 581 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1328 days ago · 535 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1322 days ago · 556 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1320 days ago · 563 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.3297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1320 days ago · 596 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 1319 days ago · 460 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.8Fiji region · 1317 days ago · 522 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1317 days ago · 455 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 1316 days ago · 578 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1315 days ago · 456 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1313 days ago · 540 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 565 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.4273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1310 days ago · 491 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1310 days ago · 611 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 573 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1304 days ago · 589 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.0290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1300 days ago · 609 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 1300 days ago · 606 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 4.8282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1293 days ago · 553 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1291 days ago · 545 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 4.0Fiji region · 1291 days ago · 334 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 1291 days ago · 553 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 1286 days ago · 620 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 1281 days ago · 562 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1279 days ago · 566 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1279 days ago · 547 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1277 days ago · 546 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1277 days ago · 526 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 602 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1337 days ago · 568 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1343 days ago · 564 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1346 days ago · 588 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 569 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 1349 days ago · 576 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 1349 days ago · 387 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1354 days ago · 590 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 541 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 1359 days ago · 372 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 1360 days ago · 553 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1361 days ago · 620 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1362 days ago · 498 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jp4q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.