Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 249 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 249 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 11:01 PM GMT+12 (11:01 UTC), 613 km (381 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
2023-09-24 11:01:55 UTC
Depth
612.6 km (380.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.078° S, 178.327° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8296 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 1103 days ago · 614 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1103 days ago · 592 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.3267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1102 days ago · 452 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1100 days ago · 566 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.5228 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1099 days ago · 546 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1098 days ago · 568 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 5.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1096 days ago · 548 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.3234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1096 days ago · 567 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.0212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1093 days ago · 550 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.2281 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 1092 days ago · 424 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.4234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1091 days ago · 574 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.9220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1089 days ago · 551 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.1237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1087 days ago · 579 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1086 days ago · 533 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1080 days ago · 612 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.6217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1077 days ago · 547 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.2249 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1076 days ago · 559 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.1270 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1075 days ago · 629 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.6221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1074 days ago · 544 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 4.2259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1073 days ago · 528 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 4.4235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1072 days ago · 586 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 4.8283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1072 days ago · 617 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 6.5185 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1069 days ago · 560 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  24. 4.5196 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1067 days ago · 537 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 4.7190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1067 days ago · 546 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 5.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1066 days ago · 555 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1062 days ago · 545 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 4.3195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1061 days ago · 559 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 4.1288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1059 days ago · 606 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1059 days ago · 599 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 4.4263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1058 days ago · 604 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1057 days ago · 567 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1056 days ago · 586 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 4.0209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1053 days ago · 532 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 4.0270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1049 days ago · 568 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1047 days ago · 584 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 4.3207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1047 days ago · 542 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.3199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1106 days ago · 529 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.6223 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1110 days ago · 565 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.2287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1117 days ago · 598 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.5293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1120 days ago · 513 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1124 days ago · 584 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.0203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1127 days ago · 543 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.3285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1127 days ago · 596 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.4267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1130 days ago · 519 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.4208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1130 days ago · 553 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 1132 days ago · 433 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1132 days ago · 582 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000kxtc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.