Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 3:04 AM GMT+13 (14:04 UTC), 600 km (373 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 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
2015-04-12 14:04:30 UTC
Depth
599.9 km (372.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.909° S, 178.637° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 590 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 4188 days ago · 614 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.6293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4184 days ago · 536 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 598 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4179 days ago · 520 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 6.1Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 581 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 562 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.4295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4173 days ago · 580 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4173 days ago · 537 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 600 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4172 days ago · 583 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 4171 days ago · 594 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 5.0Fiji region · 4164 days ago · 601 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 4163 days ago · 556 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4162 days ago · 485 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 4161 days ago · 465 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 4158 days ago · 487 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 4156 days ago · 514 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 4151 days ago · 600 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 606 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 4148 days ago · 615 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 4143 days ago · 538 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 614 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 4140 days ago · 583 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 4.6Fiji region · 4135 days ago · 578 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 4199 days ago · 556 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 4203 days ago · 561 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4205 days ago · 555 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 4208 days ago · 601 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 556 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 561 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 4214 days ago · 594 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 4214 days ago · 569 km deep · 34 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200027cf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:08 AM UTC.