Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Sep 18, 2014, 4:59 AM GMT+13 (15:59 UTC), 577 km (359 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 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
2014-09-17 15:59:49 UTC
Depth
577.2 km (358.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.333° S, 178.401° 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 18.6 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 4399 days ago · 597 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4399 days ago · 524 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 4398 days ago · 520 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4398 days ago · 470 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.1273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4397 days ago · 383 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 4395 days ago · 616 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.5289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4393 days ago · 587 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.3261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4393 days ago · 493 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4393 days ago · 599 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 4392 days ago · 577 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.6281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4391 days ago · 659 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4389 days ago · 577 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4387 days ago · 529 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.3269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 528 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4384 days ago · 497 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.0260 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4383 days ago · 427 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 4382 days ago · 594 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4382 days ago · 475 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4377 days ago · 489 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 4376 days ago · 583 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 4374 days ago · 613 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 4.3272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4371 days ago · 543 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4371 days ago · 546 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 4370 days ago · 440 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 632 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 4366 days ago · 600 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 4.1Fiji region · 4365 days ago · 626 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 527 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4364 days ago · 497 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 4.0Fiji region · 4362 days ago · 584 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4362 days ago · 554 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 511 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 4.1Fiji region · 4357 days ago · 555 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 4.3Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 612 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 7.1Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 434 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  36. 4.0Fiji region · 4354 days ago · 382 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 4.7299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4353 days ago · 436 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 4.5Fiji region · 4352 days ago · 584 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 4.0Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 312 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 5.1Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 611 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 4.3Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 471 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 4.2Fiji region · 4340 days ago · 623 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 4401 days ago · 555 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 5.2Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 620 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 469 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 583 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.5292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4407 days ago · 624 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.7266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4409 days ago · 490 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4409 days ago · 531 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4409 days ago · 581 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4412 days ago · 587 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4418 days ago · 599 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.6278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4419 days ago · 516 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.3289 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4420 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 4421 days ago · 637 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4424 days ago · 522 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.6Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 619 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 4424 days ago · 561 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4426 days ago · 496 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 4427 days ago · 529 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 592 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 4428 days ago · 570 km deep · 48 km away

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