Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Feb 22, 2023, 2:04 AM GMT+12 (14:04 UTC), 460 km (286 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 263 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
2023-02-21 14:04:31 UTC
Depth
459.7 km (285.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.696° S, 177.904° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 1320 days ago · 522 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1319 days ago · 455 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1319 days ago · 576 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 1318 days ago · 578 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 1317 days ago · 456 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1316 days ago · 540 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1313 days ago · 565 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.4273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1312 days ago · 491 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1312 days ago · 611 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1311 days ago · 510 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1307 days ago · 573 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 1307 days ago · 589 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.6262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1304 days ago · 538 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.0290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1303 days ago · 609 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 1303 days ago · 606 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.8282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1296 days ago · 553 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 1294 days ago · 545 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 1294 days ago · 334 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 1293 days ago · 553 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1292 days ago · 563 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 5.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1288 days ago · 465 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1287 days ago · 550 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 1284 days ago · 562 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 1284 days ago · 598 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1282 days ago · 566 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1282 days ago · 547 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1280 days ago · 546 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1279 days ago · 565 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1279 days ago · 526 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 4.4Fiji region · 1273 days ago · 596 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 4.0293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1272 days ago · 592 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1269 days ago · 554 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 4.1Fiji region · 1267 days ago · 600 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1266 days ago · 588 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 4.3Fiji region · 1266 days ago · 597 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.3297 km NW of Houma, Tonga · 1322 days ago · 596 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1323 days ago · 563 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1325 days ago · 556 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1328 days ago · 591 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1331 days ago · 535 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1331 days ago · 573 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1331 days ago · 581 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 614 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 1334 days ago · 562 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1335 days ago · 620 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1336 days ago · 602 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1340 days ago · 568 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1345 days ago · 564 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1349 days ago · 588 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1350 days ago · 569 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 576 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 1351 days ago · 387 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jgkx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC.