Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 256 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 256 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Mon, Jan 1, 2024, 10:48 AM GMT+12 (22:48 UTC), 541 km (336 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 217 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
2023-12-31 22:48:19 UTC
Depth
540.7 km (335.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.506° S, 178.333° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3171 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1006 days ago · 605 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.6242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1004 days ago · 606 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1003 days ago · 580 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.2213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1003 days ago · 562 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.1200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 999 days ago · 565 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 996 days ago · 618 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 994 days ago · 608 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.3203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 992 days ago · 540 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.4242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 991 days ago · 550 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 990 days ago · 588 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.2192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 988 days ago · 510 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.2207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 986 days ago · 514 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 986 days ago · 565 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.3223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 984 days ago · 564 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 978 days ago · 591 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.2227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 977 days ago · 548 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.5235 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 975 days ago · 561 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 972 days ago · 521 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 972 days ago · 625 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.5218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 970 days ago · 569 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 4.1206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 970 days ago · 559 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.5185 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 968 days ago · 538 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 4.9217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 968 days ago · 541 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 4.4202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 965 days ago · 525 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 4.1240 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 965 days ago · 561 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 4.4194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 962 days ago · 533 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 4.5266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 962 days ago · 528 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  28. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 958 days ago · 492 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 4.1201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 953 days ago · 562 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 4.9243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 948 days ago · 550 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 948 days ago · 593 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.4205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1011 days ago · 535 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.0253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1013 days ago · 511 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.5193 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 528 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 559 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1017 days ago · 568 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1017 days ago · 589 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.4219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1017 days ago · 570 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1020 days ago · 576 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1026 days ago · 531 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 1027 days ago · 577 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1027 days ago · 529 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.4238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1032 days ago · 548 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1033 days ago · 582 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1035 days ago · 548 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.1242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1037 days ago · 542 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m2x7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.