Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 22, 2015, 6:38 AM GMT+13 (17:38 UTC), 595 km (369 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
2015-02-21 17:38:32 UTC
Depth
594.6 km (369.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.790° S, 178.406° 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 11.6 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
160

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4240 days ago · 589 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 4236 days ago · 534 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.1267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4234 days ago · 529 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.1255 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4233 days ago · 372 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.8291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4232 days ago · 552 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 5.1Fiji region · 4228 days ago · 565 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4220 days ago · 506 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.0273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4215 days ago · 391 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 4214 days ago · 594 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 4212 days ago · 428 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 4210 days ago · 561 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 4209 days ago · 556 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 4208 days ago · 601 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 4205 days ago · 436 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4201 days ago · 525 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 4196 days ago · 516 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 4192 days ago · 544 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.1Fiji region · 4189 days ago · 614 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 4185 days ago · 571 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4247 days ago · 542 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4248 days ago · 406 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 4250 days ago · 589 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 4.6283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 4254 days ago · 506 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 4255 days ago · 559 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 4256 days ago · 596 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 607 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 4.1259 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 4270 days ago · 637 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 4272 days ago · 539 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ts5m. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.