Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Jul 21, 2014, 12:09 PM GMT+13 (23:09 UTC), 537 km (334 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 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
2014-07-20 23:09:10 UTC
Depth
536.8 km (333.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.352° S, 178.168° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
99

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 531 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 6.9Fiji region · 4458 days ago · 615 km deep · 66 km away · tsunami flag
  3. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4458 days ago · 512 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.9256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4457 days ago · 463 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4456 days ago · 601 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4455 days ago · 451 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4454 days ago · 610 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4454 days ago · 525 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 4451 days ago · 557 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 4444 days ago · 495 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4444 days ago · 555 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.7276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4441 days ago · 520 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.7294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4441 days ago · 547 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.5256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4437 days ago · 476 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 4437 days ago · 551 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 582 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4434 days ago · 375 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 570 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 592 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 4427 days ago · 529 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4426 days ago · 496 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 4425 days ago · 561 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 619 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4424 days ago · 522 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 4.0Fiji region · 4421 days ago · 637 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 4.6278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4419 days ago · 516 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 4418 days ago · 599 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 4410 days ago · 581 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4409 days ago · 531 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 4.7266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4409 days ago · 490 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 4.5292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4407 days ago · 624 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 4.4269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4406 days ago · 481 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 4.3Fiji region · 4404 days ago · 583 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 4.5Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 469 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 4.7Fiji region · 4401 days ago · 555 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 4.4Fiji region · 4400 days ago · 577 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 4.5Fiji region · 4399 days ago · 597 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 596 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4461 days ago · 560 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 615 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4466 days ago · 512 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4467 days ago · 570 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 4468 days ago · 549 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.8298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4470 days ago · 566 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4471 days ago · 576 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 5.0299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4473 days ago · 558 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4474 days ago · 586 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4475 days ago · 625 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.3280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4478 days ago · 399 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4479 days ago · 634 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4482 days ago · 537 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 5.0223 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4485 days ago · 323 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4488 days ago · 434 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000ruw4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC.