Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Oct 20, 2015, 12:31 AM GMT+13 (11:31 UTC), 622 km (386 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-10-19 11:31:38 UTC
Depth
622.0 km (386.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.036° S, 178.996° 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 13.5 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
92

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 3987 days ago · 600 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.3282 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 3981 days ago · 671 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3981 days ago · 576 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 601 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 598 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3969 days ago · 541 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3955 days ago · 587 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3947 days ago · 578 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3944 days ago · 611 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3943 days ago · 589 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4006 days ago · 556 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 4007 days ago · 557 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 4008 days ago · 473 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4008 days ago · 576 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 4010 days ago · 606 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 4027 days ago · 588 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 4028 days ago · 581 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003pn1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:17 AM UTC.