Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Jul 26, 2014, 6:19 PM GMT-12 (06:19 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 south of the Fiji Islands. 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
2014-07-27 06:19:41 UTC
Depth
609.7 km (378.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.424° S, 179.072° 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
±0.15
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
25

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s16f. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.