M4.4 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 14, 2009, 6:54 PM GMT-12 (06:54 UTC), 588 km (365 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2009-08-15 06:54:12 UTC
- Depth
- 588.2 km (365.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.650° S, 179.337° 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 usp000h0d9. 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
- 102°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4Fiji region · 6260 days ago · 549 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 6248 days ago · 637 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 6228 days ago · 587 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000h0d9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC.