Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 6, 2014, 5:25 AM GMT+13 (16:25 UTC), 594 km (369 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
2014-10-05 16:25:41 UTC
Depth
593.9 km (369.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.689° S, 178.554° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.1 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
116

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4382 days ago · 475 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4377 days ago · 548 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4377 days ago · 583 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 4375 days ago · 535 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4374 days ago · 613 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4371 days ago · 546 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4371 days ago · 440 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 632 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 4369 days ago · 610 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4367 days ago · 600 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 4365 days ago · 626 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 4364 days ago · 527 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4364 days ago · 497 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 4363 days ago · 584 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 4361 days ago · 619 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 511 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 4358 days ago · 555 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4355 days ago · 612 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 4352 days ago · 584 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 312 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 4349 days ago · 539 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 5.1Fiji region · 4348 days ago · 611 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 4347 days ago · 533 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 471 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 4343 days ago · 558 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 4341 days ago · 623 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 4.5265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4336 days ago · 502 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 4335 days ago · 434 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 4.2Fiji region · 4334 days ago · 626 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 4.5Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 541 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 4.5Fiji region · 4325 days ago · 536 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.0260 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4383 days ago · 427 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 497 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.3269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4385 days ago · 528 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.4280 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4387 days ago · 529 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4389 days ago · 577 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.6281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4392 days ago · 659 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4392 days ago · 577 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 4395 days ago · 616 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.1273 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4398 days ago · 383 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4398 days ago · 470 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 4398 days ago · 520 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 4399 days ago · 597 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4400 days ago · 577 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 555 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 5.2Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 620 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 4402 days ago · 612 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 4403 days ago · 469 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4404 days ago · 583 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.4269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4407 days ago · 481 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.5292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4407 days ago · 624 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000smv0. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.