Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 4:43 AM GMT+12 (16:43 UTC), 569 km (353 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 236 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
2025-12-16 16:43:47 UTC
Depth
568.8 km (353.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.382° S, 177.784° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 289 days ago · 627 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.1222 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 288 days ago · 624 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.3277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 285 days ago · 460 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.4282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 285 days ago · 477 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 285 days ago · 626 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 284 days ago · 598 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.3255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 282 days ago · 610 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.4249 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 280 days ago · 560 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.4219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 279 days ago · 598 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.3253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 279 days ago · 618 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.6247 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 278 days ago · 561 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.5251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 278 days ago · 537 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.3260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 277 days ago · 594 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.2289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 277 days ago · 584 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 274 days ago · 603 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.4232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 273 days ago · 577 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.6264 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 264 days ago · 573 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 4.1258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 263 days ago · 636 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 263 days ago · 630 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 4.2251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 261 days ago · 603 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 4.4246 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 258 days ago · 527 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 257 days ago · 377 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 4.1268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 255 days ago · 638 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 4.1289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 246 days ago · 590 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 4.1241 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 243 days ago · 603 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 5.2236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 241 days ago · 588 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 4.5239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 241 days ago · 581 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 240 days ago · 483 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 4.2253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 239 days ago · 635 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 236 days ago · 539 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 235 days ago · 448 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 4.6268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 234 days ago · 554 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 4.4229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 233 days ago · 589 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 233 days ago · 526 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 4.4299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 292 days ago · 620 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 5.1258 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 297 days ago · 576 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.2262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 303 days ago · 624 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.1244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 307 days ago · 597 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.3227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 308 days ago · 579 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.6239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 312 days ago · 565 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 314 days ago · 472 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 314 days ago · 620 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 314 days ago · 622 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 4.3238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 314 days ago · 634 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.3297 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 318 days ago · 613 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rva9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.