Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Sat, Dec 2, 2023, 12:40 AM GMT+12 (12:40 UTC), 532 km (331 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 242 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
2023-12-01 12:40:17 UTC
Depth
532.5 km (330.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.546° S, 178.717° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1036 days ago · 542 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.1191 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1034 days ago · 548 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.2241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1033 days ago · 582 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.4238 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1032 days ago · 548 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.2228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1026 days ago · 529 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.2206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1026 days ago · 531 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1019 days ago · 576 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.4219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1017 days ago · 570 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 589 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 568 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 559 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.5193 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1015 days ago · 528 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.0253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1013 days ago · 511 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.4205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1010 days ago · 535 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 4.4256 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1007 days ago · 541 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 4.3171 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1006 days ago · 605 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.6242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1004 days ago · 606 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.2213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1002 days ago · 562 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.1200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 999 days ago · 565 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 993 days ago · 608 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.3203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 991 days ago · 540 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 4.4242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 990 days ago · 550 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 989 days ago · 588 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 4.2192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 987 days ago · 510 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.2207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 986 days ago · 514 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 986 days ago · 565 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 4.3223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 984 days ago · 564 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 4.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 978 days ago · 591 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.4259 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1037 days ago · 495 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 5.0285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1038 days ago · 559 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1039 days ago · 505 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.1246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1040 days ago · 566 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.5231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1040 days ago · 583 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.2221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1040 days ago · 598 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.2217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1045 days ago · 541 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.3207 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1046 days ago · 542 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1046 days ago · 584 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.0270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1048 days ago · 568 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.0209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1052 days ago · 532 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.2234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1055 days ago · 586 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.5287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1056 days ago · 567 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.4263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1057 days ago · 604 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.3284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1058 days ago · 599 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.1288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1058 days ago · 606 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.3195 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1060 days ago · 559 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 4.2248 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1061 days ago · 545 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 5.3210 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1065 days ago · 555 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 4.7190 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1066 days ago · 546 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000lf2x. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.