Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Sep 11, 2015, 10:11 AM GMT+13 (21:11 UTC), 601 km (374 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
2015-09-10 21:11:32 UTC
Depth
601.1 km (373.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.407° S, 178.810° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 4036 days ago · 603 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4034 days ago · 519 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 4033 days ago · 514 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4028 days ago · 581 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 4027 days ago · 588 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4008 days ago · 576 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 4008 days ago · 473 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 4006 days ago · 556 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 4002 days ago · 622 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 3986 days ago · 600 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3981 days ago · 576 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4042 days ago · 613 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4054 days ago · 585 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.5294 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4059 days ago · 371 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4064 days ago · 595 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4064 days ago · 479 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4066 days ago · 549 km deep · 10 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003my5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC.