Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 15, 2014, 5:27 AM GMT-12 (17:27 UTC), 612 km (380 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 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
2014-09-15 17:27:59 UTC
Depth
611.5 km (380.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.255° S, 179.242° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 16.1 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
31

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 623 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 5.2Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 620 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 4401 days ago · 555 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 4398 days ago · 579 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4382 days ago · 594 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4377 days ago · 548 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 4375 days ago · 594 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 4374 days ago · 535 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 632 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 610 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 4365 days ago · 626 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 527 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 4362 days ago · 584 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4361 days ago · 619 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 612 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 539 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 5.1Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 611 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.6Fiji region · 4347 days ago · 533 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.7Fiji region · 4347 days ago · 531 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 558 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 469 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4410 days ago · 581 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 4411 days ago · 558 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4417 days ago · 592 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 4418 days ago · 599 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 619 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 4427 days ago · 529 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 587 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 5.2south of the Fiji Islands · 4429 days ago · 602 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4431 days ago · 544 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sfx1. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.