Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 23, 2023, 2:21 AM GMT+12 (14:21 UTC), 616 km (383 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 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
2023-05-22 14:21:25 UTC
Depth
616.2 km (382.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.302° S, 177.778° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 1220 days ago · 618 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1220 days ago · 631 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1218 days ago · 544 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.4236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1217 days ago · 587 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 1214 days ago · 363 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1213 days ago · 600 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.3235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1209 days ago · 596 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 1208 days ago · 619 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.1258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1205 days ago · 610 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1203 days ago · 572 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.4262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1203 days ago · 582 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.0287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1203 days ago · 638 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1201 days ago · 591 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.4280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1200 days ago · 618 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1200 days ago · 583 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1193 days ago · 561 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 1189 days ago · 608 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.2249 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1189 days ago · 596 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1188 days ago · 585 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1186 days ago · 616 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 4.4292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1180 days ago · 538 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 4.2285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1178 days ago · 615 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 1176 days ago · 554 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1174 days ago · 613 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 1232 days ago · 419 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.5234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1233 days ago · 577 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1236 days ago · 561 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 1237 days ago · 565 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1244 days ago · 554 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.3264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1248 days ago · 543 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 1249 days ago · 604 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1251 days ago · 544 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 1252 days ago · 562 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.5257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1256 days ago · 551 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000k4ab. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.