M4.4 earthquake 278 km E of Levuka, Fiji

Magnitude

4.4 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Feb 21, 2023, 12:21 AM GMT+12

UTC

2023-02-20 12:21:51 UTC

Depth

563.2 km (349.9 mi), deep

Epicenter

18.244° S, 178.056° W

Region

Fiji

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 10.2 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.03

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

65

• Labasa, FijiPopulation 27,949. Forecast340 kmSE

After

1. 4.4Fiji regionWed, Feb 22, 2:04 AM GMT+12 · 1320 days ago · 460 km deep · 53 km away
2. 4.8Fiji regionThu, Feb 23, 3:36 PM GMT+12 · 1318 days ago · 522 km deep · 25 km away
3. 4.5275 km E of Levuka, FijiFri, Feb 24, 4:30 AM GMT+12 · 1318 days ago · 455 km deep · 18 km away
4. 4.5245 km E of Levuka, FijiFri, Feb 24, 7:42 AM GMT+12 · 1318 days ago · 576 km deep · 39 km away
5. 4.7Fiji regionSat, Feb 25, 5:25 AM GMT+12 · 1317 days ago · 578 km deep · 32 km away
6. 4.5Fiji regionSun, Feb 26, 10:21 AM GMT+13 · 1316 days ago · 456 km deep · 57 km away
7. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, FijiMon, Feb 27, 10:51 PM GMT+12 · 1314 days ago · 540 km deep · 23 km away
8. 4.3Fiji regionThu, Mar 2, 2:05 PM GMT+13 · 1311 days ago · 565 km deep · 94 km away
9. 4.4273 km E of Levuka, FijiFri, Mar 3, 12:52 AM GMT+12 · 1311 days ago · 491 km deep · 16 km away
10. 4.3Fiji regionFri, Mar 3, 5:50 AM GMT+13 · 1311 days ago · 611 km deep · 75 km away
11. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, FijiSat, Mar 4, 10:00 PM GMT+12 · 1309 days ago · 585 km deep · 54 km away
12. 4.4220 km E of Levuka, FijiMon, Mar 6, 7:39 AM GMT+12 · 1308 days ago · 559 km deep · 78 km away
13. 4.5225 km E of Levuka, FijiMon, Mar 6, 10:16 AM GMT+12 · 1308 days ago · 572 km deep · 68 km away
14. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, FijiMon, Mar 6, 10:16 AM GMT+12 · 1308 days ago · 574 km deep · 60 km away
15. 4.6213 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Mar 7, 2:23 AM GMT+12 · 1307 days ago · 557 km deep · 84 km away
16. 4.3Fiji regionWed, Mar 8, 7:29 PM GMT+13 · 1305 days ago · 589 km deep · 81 km away
17. 4.0221 km ENE of Levuka, FijiThu, Mar 9, 3:52 AM GMT+12 · 1305 days ago · 545 km deep · 99 km away
18. 4.6262 km E of Levuka, FijiSat, Mar 11, 5:57 AM GMT+12 · 1303 days ago · 538 km deep · 46 km away
19. 4.0290 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Mar 12, 1:09 PM GMT+12 · 1301 days ago · 609 km deep · 23 km away
20. 4.3Fiji regionSun, Mar 12, 2:19 PM GMT+13 · 1301 days ago · 606 km deep · 53 km away
21. 4.5231 km ENE of Levuka, FijiThu, Mar 16, 12:26 AM GMT+12 · 1298 days ago · 535 km deep · 100 km away
22. 4.4215 km E of Levuka, FijiThu, Mar 16, 6:39 AM GMT+12 · 1298 days ago · 558 km deep · 83 km away
23. 4.8282 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Mar 19, 11:14 AM GMT+12 · 1294 days ago · 553 km deep · 21 km away
24. 4.2Fiji regionTue, Mar 21, 4:01 PM GMT+12 · 1292 days ago · 545 km deep · 50 km away
25. 4.0Fiji regionTue, Mar 21, 4:56 PM GMT+12 · 1292 days ago · 334 km deep · 43 km away
26. 4.2256 km E of Levuka, FijiThu, Mar 23, 2:55 PM GMT+12 · 1290 days ago · 563 km deep · 43 km away
27. 4.1Fiji regionSun, Mar 26, 6:10 PM GMT+12 · 1287 days ago · 620 km deep · 69 km away
28. 5.5263 km E of Levuka, FijiMon, Mar 27, 2:29 PM GMT+12 · 1286 days ago · 465 km deep · 47 km away
29. 4.8223 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Mar 29, 8:57 PM GMT+12 · 1284 days ago · 558 km deep · 70 km away
30. 4.1229 km E of Levuka, FijiThu, Mar 30, 6:35 PM GMT+12 · 1283 days ago · 575 km deep · 68 km away
31. 4.4224 km E of Levuka, FijiFri, Mar 31, 8:55 AM GMT+12 · 1283 days ago · 578 km deep · 65 km away
32. 4.3Fiji regionFri, Mar 31, 12:33 PM GMT+12 · 1282 days ago · 562 km deep · 30 km away
33. 4.2Fiji regionFri, Mar 31, 4:55 PM GMT+12 · 1282 days ago · 598 km deep · 39 km away
34. 4.2Fiji regionSun, Apr 2, 8:22 AM GMT+12 · 1281 days ago · 561 km deep · 84 km away
35. 4.3280 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Apr 2, 5:57 PM GMT+12 · 1280 days ago · 566 km deep · 37 km away
36. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Apr 2, 9:24 PM GMT+12 · 1280 days ago · 547 km deep · 27 km away
37. 4.4274 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Apr 4, 3:19 PM GMT+12 · 1278 days ago · 546 km deep · 13 km away
38. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Apr 5, 1:34 AM GMT+12 · 1278 days ago · 565 km deep · 50 km away
39. 4.3275 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Apr 5, 9:41 AM GMT+12 · 1278 days ago · 526 km deep · 36 km away
40. 4.5192 km E of Levuka, FijiThu, Apr 6, 2:33 AM GMT+12 · 1277 days ago · 556 km deep · 86 km away
41. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, FijiSat, Apr 8, 12:43 AM GMT+12 · 1275 days ago · 556 km deep · 67 km away
42. 4.2205 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSat, Apr 8, 6:54 AM GMT+12 · 1275 days ago · 524 km deep · 98 km away
43. 4.4Fiji regionTue, Apr 11, 2:06 PM GMT+12 · 1271 days ago · 596 km deep · 35 km away
44. 4.0293 km E of Levuka, FijiWed, Apr 12, 7:46 AM GMT+12 · 1271 days ago · 592 km deep · 20 km away
45. 4.2Fiji regionThu, Apr 13, 4:04 PM GMT+12 · 1269 days ago · 621 km deep · 90 km away
46. 4.3292 km E of Levuka, FijiSat, Apr 15, 4:02 PM GMT+12 · 1267 days ago · 554 km deep · 30 km away
47. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, FijiSat, Apr 15, 4:37 PM GMT+12 · 1267 days ago · 574 km deep · 68 km away
48. 4.1227 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Apr 16, 2:00 AM GMT+12 · 1267 days ago · 545 km deep · 75 km away
49. 4.1Fiji regionMon, Apr 17, 10:01 PM GMT+12 · 1265 days ago · 600 km deep · 32 km away
50. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Apr 18, 4:55 PM GMT+12 · 1264 days ago · 588 km deep · 7 km away
51. 4.3Fiji regionTue, Apr 18, 9:27 PM GMT+13 · 1264 days ago · 597 km deep · 58 km away
52. 4.2279 km E of Levuka, FijiThu, Apr 20, 8:04 PM GMT+12 · 1262 days ago · 580 km deep · 50 km away

Before

1. 4.3225 km E of Levuka, FijiSat, Feb 18, 11:09 PM GMT+12 · 1323 days ago · 554 km deep · 64 km away
2. 4.2Fiji regionWed, Feb 15, 7:53 AM GMT+12 · 1327 days ago · 564 km deep · 64 km away
3. 4.2Fiji regionWed, Feb 15, 1:41 AM GMT+12 · 1327 days ago · 591 km deep · 44 km away
4. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Feb 12, 4:15 PM GMT+12 · 1329 days ago · 535 km deep · 18 km away
5. 4.5232 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Feb 12, 10:14 AM GMT+12 · 1330 days ago · 573 km deep · 54 km away
6. 4.4283 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Feb 12, 8:57 AM GMT+12 · 1330 days ago · 581 km deep · 31 km away
7. 4.2Fiji regionFri, Feb 10, 2:54 PM GMT+13 · 1331 days ago · 614 km deep · 76 km away
8. 4.5Fiji regionThu, Feb 9, 6:30 PM GMT+12 · 1332 days ago · 562 km deep · 34 km away
9. 4.4Fiji regionWed, Feb 8, 9:58 AM GMT+13 · 1334 days ago · 620 km deep · 64 km away
10. 4.3Fiji regionTue, Feb 7, 2:12 PM GMT+12 · 1334 days ago · 602 km deep · 22 km away
11. 4.3232 km ENE of Levuka, FijiSun, Feb 5, 9:03 AM GMT+12 · 1337 days ago · 547 km deep · 96 km away
12. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, FijiFri, Feb 3, 11:04 AM GMT+12 · 1338 days ago · 568 km deep · 10 km away
13. 4.2Fiji regionFri, Feb 3, 4:58 AM GMT+12 · 1339 days ago · 557 km deep · 93 km away
14. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, FijiTue, Jan 31, 7:57 PM GMT+12 · 1341 days ago · 564 km deep · 76 km away
15. 4.4246 km ENE of Levuka, FijiTue, Jan 31, 4:53 PM GMT+12 · 1341 days ago · 545 km deep · 91 km away
16. 4.0297 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Jan 29, 5:19 AM GMT+12 · 1344 days ago · 564 km deep · 19 km away
17. 4.2Fiji regionThu, Jan 26, 12:11 AM GMT+12 · 1347 days ago · 588 km deep · 44 km away
18. 4.4Fiji regionTue, Jan 24, 10:21 AM GMT+12 · 1348 days ago · 569 km deep · 29 km away
19. 4.4251 km E of Levuka, FijiSun, Jan 22, 1:50 AM GMT+12 · 1351 days ago · 567 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000jqa0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC.