Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jul 15, 2014, 7:30 PM GMT+13 (06:30 UTC), 447 km (278 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2014-07-15 06:30:55 UTC
Depth
446.6 km (277.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.512° S, 178.237° 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
±0.16
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 615 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 560 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 621 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 602 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4453 days ago · 610 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 4447 days ago · 636 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4444 days ago · 555 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.5225 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4441 days ago · 128 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4436 days ago · 582 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4432 days ago · 544 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 587 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 529 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 619 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4419 days ago · 599 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4417 days ago · 592 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 558 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4410 days ago · 581 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 4.4269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4407 days ago · 481 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4466 days ago · 512 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4471 days ago · 576 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.3280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4478 days ago · 399 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 4479 days ago · 525 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.4270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4488 days ago · 404 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4491 days ago · 591 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rx3f. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.