Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 12, 2014, 10:42 AM GMT+13 (21:42 UTC), 549 km (341 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
2014-07-11 21:42:45 UTC
Depth
548.7 km (340.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.281° S, 178.230° 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
76°
Stations used
81

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4468 days ago · 570 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4467 days ago · 512 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4463 days ago · 615 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 4460 days ago · 596 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 537 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 531 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 6.9Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 615 km deep · 56 km away · tsunami flag
  8. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4459 days ago · 512 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.9256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4457 days ago · 463 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4457 days ago · 601 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4455 days ago · 451 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4455 days ago · 610 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4454 days ago · 525 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 4452 days ago · 557 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.7Fiji region · 4445 days ago · 495 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 4445 days ago · 555 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.7276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4442 days ago · 520 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 4.7294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4442 days ago · 547 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 4.5256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4438 days ago · 476 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 4438 days ago · 551 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 582 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 4.2268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4434 days ago · 375 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 348 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 570 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 592 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 4.5Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 529 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4427 days ago · 496 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 4.1Fiji region · 4425 days ago · 561 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 4.6Fiji region · 4425 days ago · 619 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4424 days ago · 522 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 4.0Fiji region · 4422 days ago · 637 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 4.3289 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4420 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 4.6278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4420 days ago · 516 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 4.5Fiji region · 4419 days ago · 599 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 4.3Fiji region · 4410 days ago · 581 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4410 days ago · 531 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 4.7266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4409 days ago · 490 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.8298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4471 days ago · 566 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4472 days ago · 576 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.0299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4474 days ago · 558 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 4474 days ago · 586 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4476 days ago · 625 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 4480 days ago · 634 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4482 days ago · 537 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4488 days ago · 434 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4491 days ago · 533 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.4264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4495 days ago · 504 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 4497 days ago · 549 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.3284 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4497 days ago · 495 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4497 days ago · 475 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rwgd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.