Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 236 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 11:44 PM GMT+12 (11:44 UTC), 510 km (317 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 237 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
2024-12-19 11:44:58 UTC
Depth
510.1 km (317.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.392° S, 178.569° 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 18.6 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 653 days ago · 608 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.5270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 652 days ago · 580 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.6267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 644 days ago · 558 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.6247 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 643 days ago · 574 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 643 days ago · 622 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.3252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 640 days ago · 514 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 638 days ago · 547 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.1233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 634 days ago · 598 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 5.0237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 631 days ago · 608 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.5251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 630 days ago · 497 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 627 days ago · 558 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.2245 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 625 days ago · 645 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.4281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 623 days ago · 578 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.6219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 621 days ago · 536 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.0211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 620 days ago · 605 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.4217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 615 days ago · 549 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.1220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 615 days ago · 547 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.4193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 613 days ago · 555 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.0209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 606 days ago · 607 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 604 days ago · 529 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 600 days ago · 601 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 600 days ago · 599 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 4.1278 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 599 days ago · 592 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 596 days ago · 597 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 5.6252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 656 days ago · 549 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.4221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 657 days ago · 586 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.9209 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 661 days ago · 548 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.5233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 662 days ago · 592 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 663 days ago · 621 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.2222 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 664 days ago · 530 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 666 days ago · 594 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 669 days ago · 592 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 669 days ago · 615 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.0208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 670 days ago · 607 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 677 days ago · 607 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.5210 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 679 days ago · 528 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.2202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 680 days ago · 555 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.3244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 680 days ago · 558 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 5.9230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 680 days ago · 588 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.3220 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 681 days ago · 599 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000phit. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.