Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 10, 2007, 7:14 AM GMT+13 (18:14 UTC), 635 km (395 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 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
2007-11-09 18:14:34 UTC
Depth
635.2 km (394.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.975° S, 178.792° 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 usp000fs98. 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.

Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.3Fiji region · 6892 days ago · 558 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 5.1Fiji region · 6889 days ago · 608 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 6878 days ago · 603 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 6862 days ago · 406 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 6862 days ago · 599 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 6859 days ago · 650 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.8Fiji region · 6858 days ago · 614 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 6855 days ago · 503 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 6854 days ago · 556 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 6851 days ago · 576 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.5288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6902 days ago · 415 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 5.4Fiji region · 6914 days ago · 616 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 6914 days ago · 603 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.9Fiji region · 6915 days ago · 670 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 6921 days ago · 457 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 6927 days ago · 591 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fs98. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.