Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 262 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 262 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Wed, Sep 3, 2025, 7:42 AM GMT+12 (19:42 UTC), 539 km (335 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 290 km ESE 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
2025-09-02 19:42:19 UTC
Depth
539.3 km (335.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
17.925° S, 178.209° 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 18.6 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4219 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 395 days ago · 561 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.5216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 393 days ago · 553 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.7245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 392 days ago · 558 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 4.2227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 390 days ago · 590 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.3218 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 386 days ago · 580 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.7299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 383 days ago · 629 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 382 days ago · 586 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.1218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 381 days ago · 616 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.4193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 378 days ago · 542 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.5244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 378 days ago · 598 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.3230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 374 days ago · 538 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.3243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 370 days ago · 607 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 366 days ago · 625 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.9290 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 364 days ago · 530 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.4186 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 363 days ago · 547 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.4246 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 362 days ago · 530 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.3233 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 362 days ago · 588 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.2214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 358 days ago · 569 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.0292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 356 days ago · 567 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.2225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 356 days ago · 602 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.3262 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 352 days ago · 565 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 4.2237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 350 days ago · 503 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 4.2216 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 347 days ago · 545 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 4.2272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 340 days ago · 506 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 3.9Fiji region · 337 days ago · 641 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 401 days ago · 558 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.1267 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 403 days ago · 583 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 5.6230 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 404 days ago · 614 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.3215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 406 days ago · 565 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.2281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 415 days ago · 609 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.4226 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 418 days ago · 546 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.3228 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 422 days ago · 597 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.4238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 423 days ago · 594 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 424 days ago · 543 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rd3g. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.