Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 31, 2008, 7:17 PM GMT-12 (07:17 UTC), 603 km (375 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
2008-08-01 07:17:19 UTC
Depth
603.1 km (374.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.932° S, 179.534° 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 usp000gdk7. 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
122°
Stations used
32

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 6636 days ago · 591 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 6633 days ago · 569 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 6625 days ago · 594 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.7south of the Fiji Islands · 6612 days ago · 584 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 5.4Fiji region · 6596 days ago · 566 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 6587 days ago · 581 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 6638 days ago · 568 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 5.1Fiji region · 6640 days ago · 606 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 6645 days ago · 604 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 6648 days ago · 583 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 6648 days ago · 584 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 6649 days ago · 579 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 6660 days ago · 577 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 6661 days ago · 589 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.8south of the Fiji Islands · 6662 days ago · 559 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gdk7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.