Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jan 31, 2023, 4:53 PM GMT+12 (04:53 UTC), 545 km (339 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
2023-01-31 04:53:43 UTC
Depth
544.9 km (338.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.509° S, 178.430° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.6 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1342 days ago · 564 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.1217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1340 days ago · 530 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1340 days ago · 557 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1339 days ago · 568 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1337 days ago · 547 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.3182 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1336 days ago · 490 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1335 days ago · 602 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 1333 days ago · 562 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1330 days ago · 581 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1330 days ago · 573 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1330 days ago · 535 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 1328 days ago · 591 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1328 days ago · 564 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1324 days ago · 554 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 5.2Fiji region · 1323 days ago · 545 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.4278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1322 days ago · 563 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1319 days ago · 576 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.3193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1314 days ago · 537 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 4.4289 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1313 days ago · 447 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 4.2203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1313 days ago · 543 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 4.4273 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1312 days ago · 491 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 4.3247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1311 days ago · 560 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1310 days ago · 585 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 4.4220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1309 days ago · 559 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 4.5225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1308 days ago · 572 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1308 days ago · 574 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 4.6213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1308 days ago · 557 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 4.0221 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1306 days ago · 545 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 4.6262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1304 days ago · 538 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 4.0290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1302 days ago · 609 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 4.8218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1301 days ago · 550 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 4.3211 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1300 days ago · 535 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 4.5231 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1299 days ago · 535 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 4.4215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1299 days ago · 558 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 4.4Fiji region · 1297 days ago · 550 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 4.8282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1295 days ago · 553 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 4.1Fiji region · 1295 days ago · 540 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1291 days ago · 563 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 4.1Fiji region · 1288 days ago · 620 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 5.5263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1287 days ago · 465 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 4.8223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1285 days ago · 558 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 4.1229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1284 days ago · 575 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 4.4224 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1283 days ago · 578 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 4.2Fiji region · 1283 days ago · 598 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 4.4234 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1283 days ago · 530 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.3193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1343 days ago · 529 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1345 days ago · 564 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 1348 days ago · 588 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1352 days ago · 567 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.5195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1354 days ago · 553 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.3242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1355 days ago · 612 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.3283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1356 days ago · 590 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.3247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1357 days ago · 544 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 4.2238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1359 days ago · 543 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.3205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1360 days ago · 558 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1363 days ago · 620 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1363 days ago · 498 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1365 days ago · 498 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.1220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1365 days ago · 547 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.0263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1367 days ago · 574 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1370 days ago · 610 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 1370 days ago · 572 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jkh2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.