Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Dec 5, 2015, 7:49 AM GMT+13 (18:49 UTC), 587 km (365 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2015-12-04 18:49:02 UTC
Depth
587.3 km (364.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.832° S, 178.524° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
112

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3955 days ago · 521 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3947 days ago · 578 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3944 days ago · 611 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3944 days ago · 589 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3937 days ago · 438 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 519 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3934 days ago · 493 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 555 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 3928 days ago · 643 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 3925 days ago · 607 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.9Fiji region · 3919 days ago · 575 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3918 days ago · 560 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 3917 days ago · 637 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3916 days ago · 569 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 586 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 3912 days ago · 555 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3912 days ago · 512 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 584 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 3910 days ago · 534 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3909 days ago · 473 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3904 days ago · 582 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3903 days ago · 494 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3900 days ago · 664 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 3896 days ago · 598 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 3896 days ago · 585 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 3896 days ago · 598 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3960 days ago · 415 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.3287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3962 days ago · 518 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.9296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3964 days ago · 545 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3966 days ago · 497 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3970 days ago · 541 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3972 days ago · 396 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 3978 days ago · 495 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.2282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3979 days ago · 519 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 598 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3980 days ago · 601 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3981 days ago · 576 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.3282 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 3981 days ago · 671 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100043et. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.