Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, May 27, 2015, 3:45 PM GMT+13 (02:45 UTC), 615 km (382 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 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
2015-05-27 02:45:42 UTC
Depth
615.4 km (382.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.920° S, 178.795° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 538 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 4142 days ago · 614 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 4139 days ago · 583 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4134 days ago · 578 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 4131 days ago · 572 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 4130 days ago · 534 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 5.9Fiji region · 4127 days ago · 656 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 4124 days ago · 547 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 4122 days ago · 570 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 6.0Fiji region · 4121 days ago · 563 km deep · 73 km away · tsunami flag
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 4121 days ago · 554 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 4118 days ago · 610 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4114 days ago · 613 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 4113 days ago · 460 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4106 days ago · 596 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 4106 days ago · 574 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 4102 days ago · 566 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 4098 days ago · 574 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 4095 days ago · 464 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 4092 days ago · 497 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 4090 days ago · 619 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 606 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4150 days ago · 600 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 4156 days ago · 514 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 487 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 4160 days ago · 465 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.7298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4161 days ago · 485 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4162 days ago · 556 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 5.0Fiji region · 4163 days ago · 601 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 4170 days ago · 594 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 4171 days ago · 583 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4171 days ago · 600 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.4295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4172 days ago · 580 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 6.1Fiji region · 4176 days ago · 581 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002mc9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.