Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jun 12, 2015, 5:47 PM GMT+13 (04:47 UTC), 592 km (368 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
2015-06-12 04:47:57 UTC
Depth
591.7 km (367.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.102° S, 178.324° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
66

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 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 4130 days ago · 453 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 5.9Fiji region · 4128 days ago · 656 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 4125 days ago · 547 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 6.0Fiji region · 4123 days ago · 563 km deep · 37 km away · tsunami flag
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 4119 days ago · 610 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4118 days ago · 588 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4116 days ago · 445 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.2281 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4115 days ago · 585 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.3294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4115 days ago · 464 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.1294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4113 days ago · 558 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 4107 days ago · 596 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.4277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4107 days ago · 487 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 4103 days ago · 566 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 4100 days ago · 569 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4099 days ago · 574 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.1266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4099 days ago · 530 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 4091 days ago · 619 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 4088 days ago · 598 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 4.7266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4079 days ago · 501 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 4075 days ago · 561 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 4073 days ago · 543 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 4132 days ago · 572 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4134 days ago · 492 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.3262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4134 days ago · 526 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 4135 days ago · 578 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.4282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4136 days ago · 550 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 4140 days ago · 583 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.9251 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4141 days ago · 671 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 5.0242 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4141 days ago · 656 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 4143 days ago · 538 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4146 days ago · 520 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 4148 days ago · 608 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.2283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4149 days ago · 477 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.3284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4151 days ago · 564 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4151 days ago · 600 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 4155 days ago · 424 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.6Fiji region · 4156 days ago · 554 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 4157 days ago · 514 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.0291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4158 days ago · 559 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002p8y. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.