Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jan 29, 2008, 8:49 AM GMT+12 (20:49 UTC), 400 km (249 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 292 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
2008-01-28 20:49:46 UTC
Depth
400.0 km (248.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.314° S, 177.586° 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 usp000fxnb. 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
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 6819 days ago · 520 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 6817 days ago · 337 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 4.6270 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6803 days ago · 580 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.1298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6801 days ago · 637 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 6799 days ago · 478 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.9292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6798 days ago · 494 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.5Fiji region · 6797 days ago · 589 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.3250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6796 days ago · 496 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 6792 days ago · 421 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.9237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6788 days ago · 583 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.0272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6782 days ago · 540 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.1236 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6778 days ago · 580 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.9Fiji region · 6777 days ago · 448 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.3289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6776 days ago · 463 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.0297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 6775 days ago · 617 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.3282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6771 days ago · 483 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6768 days ago · 567 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 6767 days ago · 578 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6763 days ago · 592 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.9Fiji region · 6762 days ago · 603 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 6762 days ago · 593 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 3.3Fiji region · 6822 days ago · 284 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.4286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6833 days ago · 600 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.3251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6835 days ago · 598 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.3254 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6835 days ago · 596 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.6271 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6838 days ago · 546 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 6840 days ago · 566 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 6840 days ago · 316 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 5.2282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6843 days ago · 508 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6845 days ago · 594 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.7256 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 6848 days ago · 598 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 6849 days ago · 611 km deep · 43 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fxnb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.