Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 27, 2014, 6:13 AM GMT+13 (17:13 UTC), 572 km (355 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 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
2014-05-26 17:13:46 UTC
Depth
571.8 km (355.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.101° S, 178.207° 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
±0.08
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4510 days ago · 381 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4509 days ago · 548 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4507 days ago · 541 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4507 days ago · 360 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4506 days ago · 588 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 4505 days ago · 604 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4502 days ago · 589 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 4499 days ago · 591 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4499 days ago · 617 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4497 days ago · 475 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 4497 days ago · 549 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.4264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4495 days ago · 504 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4491 days ago · 533 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4488 days ago · 434 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 4482 days ago · 537 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 4480 days ago · 634 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 4474 days ago · 586 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 5.0299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4474 days ago · 558 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 4472 days ago · 576 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.8298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4471 days ago · 566 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 4468 days ago · 549 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 4467 days ago · 570 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 4467 days ago · 512 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 4464 days ago · 525 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 4462 days ago · 615 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 537 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 4.5Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 531 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 6.9Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 615 km deep · 39 km away · tsunami flag
  29. 4.3Fiji region · 4459 days ago · 633 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4459 days ago · 512 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 4.9256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4457 days ago · 463 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 4.4Fiji region · 4457 days ago · 601 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 4.2Fiji region · 4455 days ago · 610 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.5276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4515 days ago · 527 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4516 days ago · 532 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 4517 days ago · 523 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.1274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4518 days ago · 361 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4520 days ago · 649 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4521 days ago · 507 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 4524 days ago · 536 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.1251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4525 days ago · 336 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 4526 days ago · 503 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4531 days ago · 520 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 4532 days ago · 438 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 5.4295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4535 days ago · 548 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4536 days ago · 400 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 4.9Fiji region · 4536 days ago · 612 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000reyk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.