Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 17, 2015, 12:53 AM GMT+13 (11:53 UTC), 611 km (379 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
2015-12-16 11:53:20 UTC
Depth
610.5 km (379.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.781° S, 178.711° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 14.4 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
31

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3943 days ago · 589 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3934 days ago · 519 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3933 days ago · 493 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 3932 days ago · 555 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 5.0Fiji region · 3927 days ago · 643 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 3924 days ago · 607 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 3921 days ago · 611 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.9Fiji region · 3918 days ago · 575 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 3916 days ago · 637 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3915 days ago · 569 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3914 days ago · 586 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 555 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 512 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3910 days ago · 584 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3909 days ago · 534 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3908 days ago · 473 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3903 days ago · 582 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3899 days ago · 664 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 585 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 3891 days ago · 605 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 3890 days ago · 498 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 3889 days ago · 535 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 4.3289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3885 days ago · 528 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3946 days ago · 578 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3955 days ago · 587 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3959 days ago · 415 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.3287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3961 days ago · 518 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.9296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3963 days ago · 545 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3969 days ago · 541 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000485h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.