Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jun 14, 2015, 1:16 AM GMT+13 (12:16 UTC), 534 km (332 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2015-06-13 12:16:58 UTC
Depth
534.4 km (332.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.733° S, 178.399° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4124 days ago · 547 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4122 days ago · 570 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4121 days ago · 554 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4115 days ago · 613 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4113 days ago · 460 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4106 days ago · 596 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4106 days ago · 574 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 4096 days ago · 464 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 4092 days ago · 497 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 4087 days ago · 598 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 5.0south of the Fiji Islands · 4087 days ago · 567 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4083 days ago · 528 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 4077 days ago · 579 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 4072 days ago · 543 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 4138 days ago · 395 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4139 days ago · 583 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 614 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4147 days ago · 615 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 606 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 487 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 4160 days ago · 465 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002lku. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.