Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Nov 30, 2008, 8:54 PM GMT+13 (07:54 UTC), 619 km (385 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
2008-11-30 07:54:38 UTC
Depth
619.0 km (384.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.829° S, 178.893° 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 usp000gppv. 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
76°
Stations used
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 6515 days ago · 569 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.8Fiji region · 6514 days ago · 538 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 6512 days ago · 538 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.7Fiji region · 6508 days ago · 567 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 5.7Fiji region · 6507 days ago · 597 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 5.4Fiji region · 6507 days ago · 606 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 6499 days ago · 555 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.4Fiji region · 6497 days ago · 521 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 6490 days ago · 436 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.8Fiji region · 6489 days ago · 610 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.7Fiji region · 6485 days ago · 607 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 5.6Fiji region · 6478 days ago · 657 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 6473 days ago · 558 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 6471 days ago · 598 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 6466 days ago · 457 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.2295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6461 days ago · 488 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 6520 days ago · 630 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.7Fiji region · 6523 days ago · 561 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.3Fiji region · 6523 days ago · 559 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 6525 days ago · 609 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.4297 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6526 days ago · 552 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.5Fiji region · 6526 days ago · 537 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 6527 days ago · 645 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 6534 days ago · 625 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 6537 days ago · 536 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 6538 days ago · 596 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 581 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 6542 days ago · 620 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 6543 days ago · 582 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 6544 days ago · 552 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 6544 days ago · 552 km deep · 40 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gppv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.