Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 3, 2008, 1:46 AM GMT+13 (12:46 UTC), 569 km (354 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-02 12:46:02 UTC
Depth
569.1 km (353.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.226° S, 177.600° 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 usp000gb5b. 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
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9Fiji region · 6666 days ago · 445 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.1276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6665 days ago · 528 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 6661 days ago · 393 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 6658 days ago · 564 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 6657 days ago · 566 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.8Fiji region · 6651 days ago · 578 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 6651 days ago · 575 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6649 days ago · 537 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 6648 days ago · 573 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 6639 days ago · 424 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 6634 days ago · 600 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.0259 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6633 days ago · 363 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 6628 days ago · 610 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 6622 days ago · 532 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.1284 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 6619 days ago · 697 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.8Fiji region · 6616 days ago · 622 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.8Fiji region · 6615 days ago · 571 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.7289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6615 days ago · 377 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.8Fiji region · 6669 days ago · 561 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.9Fiji region · 6674 days ago · 565 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.6Fiji region · 6683 days ago · 579 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.8277 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 6689 days ago · 615 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gb5b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.