Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, May 23, 2014, 9:36 PM GMT+13 (08:36 UTC), 590 km (366 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 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
2014-05-23 08:36:44 UTC
Depth
589.6 km (366.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.734° S, 178.712° 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
±0.11
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4518 days ago · 625 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4517 days ago · 560 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4517 days ago · 483 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 4512 days ago · 621 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4510 days ago · 551 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4508 days ago · 448 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4505 days ago · 588 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4501 days ago · 605 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4499 days ago · 605 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4491 days ago · 591 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4485 days ago · 619 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 4479 days ago · 525 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 5.4south of the Fiji Islands · 4477 days ago · 601 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 4469 days ago · 611 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 4465 days ago · 447 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 560 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4520 days ago · 608 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4522 days ago · 442 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4528 days ago · 626 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 4533 days ago · 634 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 4535 days ago · 568 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 4535 days ago · 424 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.6285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4539 days ago · 409 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4546 days ago · 629 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000rdxn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.