Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Apr 20, 2007, 11:56 AM GMT+13 (22:56 UTC), 470 km (292 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. 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
2007-04-19 22:56:27 UTC
Depth
470.3 km (292.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.800° S, 177.784° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000fa3m. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 7095 days ago · 376 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 7095 days ago · 532 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 7092 days ago · 554 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.7Fiji region · 7092 days ago · 500 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.6261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7092 days ago · 600 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 7090 days ago · 550 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7090 days ago · 524 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 7085 days ago · 300 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 7082 days ago · 447 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 7072 days ago · 553 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 7070 days ago · 521 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 7061 days ago · 581 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.6Fiji region · 7058 days ago · 474 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 7058 days ago · 517 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.2255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7055 days ago · 283 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.1288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7053 days ago · 500 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 7048 days ago · 515 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 7106 days ago · 448 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 7106 days ago · 563 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 4.1294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7108 days ago · 587 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.7291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7110 days ago · 443 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 7113 days ago · 544 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 5.9Fiji region · 7116 days ago · 593 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.9Fiji region · 7120 days ago · 547 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.6290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 7120 days ago · 500 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 7121 days ago · 567 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 7122 days ago · 421 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 7122 days ago · 400 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 7126 days ago · 584 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 7128 days ago · 300 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 7131 days ago · 370 km deep · 9 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fa3m. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.