Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 1:38 AM GMT+12 (13:38 UTC), 574 km (356 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 185 km ENE 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
2023-10-09 13:38:16 UTC
Depth
573.6 km (356.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.963° S, 178.467° 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 15.7 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1087 days ago · 551 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1086 days ago · 579 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1084 days ago · 533 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1079 days ago · 612 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.6217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1075 days ago · 547 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.2249 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1075 days ago · 559 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.1270 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1073 days ago · 629 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.6221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1073 days ago · 544 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1071 days ago · 528 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1071 days ago · 586 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 4.8283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1070 days ago · 617 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 6.5185 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1068 days ago · 560 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.2165 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1068 days ago · 547 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.5196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1065 days ago · 537 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.7190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1065 days ago · 546 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 5.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1065 days ago · 555 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1060 days ago · 545 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.3195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1059 days ago · 559 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 4.1288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1058 days ago · 606 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1057 days ago · 599 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.4263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1056 days ago · 604 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1055 days ago · 567 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1055 days ago · 586 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 4.0209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1051 days ago · 532 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 4.0270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1048 days ago · 568 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1045 days ago · 584 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 4.3207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1045 days ago · 542 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 4.2217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1044 days ago · 541 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1039 days ago · 598 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1039 days ago · 583 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1039 days ago · 566 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 4.0Fiji region · 1039 days ago · 609 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1038 days ago · 505 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 5.0285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1037 days ago · 559 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1037 days ago · 495 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 4.4216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1036 days ago · 532 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 4.1242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1036 days ago · 542 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1033 days ago · 548 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1032 days ago · 582 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 4.4238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1031 days ago · 548 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.2281 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1090 days ago · 424 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.0212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1091 days ago · 550 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1094 days ago · 567 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 5.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1094 days ago · 548 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1096 days ago · 568 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.5228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1097 days ago · 546 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1099 days ago · 566 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1100 days ago · 452 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1101 days ago · 592 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1105 days ago · 613 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1105 days ago · 529 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.6223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1109 days ago · 565 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1115 days ago · 598 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1118 days ago · 513 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lf53. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC.