Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Aug 30, 2023, 1:20 PM GMT+12 (01:20 UTC), 582 km (362 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 251 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
2023-08-30 01:20:10 UTC
Depth
582.4 km (361.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.803° S, 178.509° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1132 days ago · 433 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.4208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1131 days ago · 553 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1130 days ago · 519 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.3285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1127 days ago · 596 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.0203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1127 days ago · 543 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1124 days ago · 584 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1120 days ago · 513 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1118 days ago · 598 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.6223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1111 days ago · 565 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1107 days ago · 529 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1107 days ago · 613 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1103 days ago · 592 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1102 days ago · 452 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1101 days ago · 566 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 4.5228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1099 days ago · 546 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1098 days ago · 568 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 5.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1096 days ago · 548 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1096 days ago · 567 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 4.0212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1094 days ago · 550 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.2281 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1092 days ago · 424 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1092 days ago · 574 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 4.9220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1089 days ago · 551 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1088 days ago · 579 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1086 days ago · 533 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1081 days ago · 612 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 4.6217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1078 days ago · 547 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 4.2249 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1077 days ago · 559 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 4.1270 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1075 days ago · 629 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 4.6221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1075 days ago · 544 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1073 days ago · 528 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1073 days ago · 586 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 4.8283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1073 days ago · 617 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1138 days ago · 574 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.3239 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1142 days ago · 546 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.3228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1145 days ago · 551 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.4241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1145 days ago · 584 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1146 days ago · 561 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.3224 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1147 days ago · 553 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 1148 days ago · 563 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.0229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1148 days ago · 586 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1148 days ago · 557 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.4277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1149 days ago · 547 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.2192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1149 days ago · 531 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.0202 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1150 days ago · 504 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.1254 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1151 days ago · 591 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 1153 days ago · 565 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 1153 days ago · 582 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.0251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1156 days ago · 552 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.2222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1157 days ago · 572 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.9227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1158 days ago · 549 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ktfr. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.