Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Nov 26, 2008, 4:25 AM GMT-12 (16:25 UTC), 630 km (391 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 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
2008-11-26 16:25:13 UTC
Depth
629.5 km (391.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.082° S, 179.259° 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 usp000gpgd. 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
57

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 6515 days ago · 619 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.7295 km SSE of Levuka, Fiji · 6514 days ago · 512 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.8Fiji region · 6513 days ago · 538 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 6511 days ago · 538 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 5.7Fiji region · 6506 days ago · 597 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.8Fiji region · 6488 days ago · 610 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 5.6Fiji region · 6477 days ago · 657 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 6474 days ago · 654 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 6470 days ago · 598 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 6524 days ago · 609 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 6524 days ago · 609 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.5Fiji region · 6525 days ago · 537 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 6526 days ago · 645 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 6532 days ago · 625 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 6537 days ago · 596 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 6541 days ago · 581 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 6541 days ago · 620 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 582 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 552 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 6545 days ago · 595 km deep · 56 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gpgd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.