Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 242 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Jan 18, 2024, 5:26 AM GMT+12 (17:26 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 239 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
2024-01-17 17:26:47 UTC
Depth
550.4 km (342.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.512° S, 178.470° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 12.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 989 days ago · 588 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.2192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 987 days ago · 510 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.2207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 985 days ago · 514 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.3212 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 985 days ago · 565 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.3223 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 983 days ago · 564 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.0227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 978 days ago · 591 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.2227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 976 days ago · 548 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.5235 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 974 days ago · 561 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.1211 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 971 days ago · 521 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 971 days ago · 625 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.5218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 969 days ago · 569 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.1206 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 969 days ago · 559 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.5185 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 967 days ago · 538 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.9217 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 967 days ago · 541 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 4.4202 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 964 days ago · 525 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.1240 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji · 964 days ago · 561 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.4194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 961 days ago · 533 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 4.5266 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 961 days ago · 528 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  19. 4.2250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 957 days ago · 492 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.1201 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 953 days ago · 562 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 4.9243 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 948 days ago · 550 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 4.4233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 947 days ago · 593 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 4.3222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 946 days ago · 555 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 4.1213 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 945 days ago · 532 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 939 days ago · 588 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 939 days ago · 589 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 5.4239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 938 days ago · 593 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 4.5206 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 936 days ago · 561 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 4.9225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 936 days ago · 573 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 4.1264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 935 days ago · 628 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 4.6285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 935 days ago · 576 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 4.2192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 934 days ago · 539 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 4.0192 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 934 days ago · 627 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 4.0250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 933 days ago · 606 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 4.3246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 932 days ago · 595 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.3203 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 991 days ago · 540 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.1249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 993 days ago · 608 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.5295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 995 days ago · 618 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.1200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 999 days ago · 565 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.2213 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1002 days ago · 562 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.6299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1003 days ago · 580 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.6242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1003 days ago · 606 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.3171 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1005 days ago · 605 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.4256 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1007 days ago · 541 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 4.4205 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 1010 days ago · 535 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.0253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1013 days ago · 511 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.5193 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1015 days ago · 528 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.2252 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1015 days ago · 559 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.3226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 568 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.4228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 589 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.4219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1016 days ago · 570 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 4.0269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 1019 days ago · 576 km deep · 72 km away

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