Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Jul 13, 2016, 5:46 AM GMT+13 (16:46 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2016-07-12 16:46:41 UTC
Depth
554.5 km (344.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.173° S, 177.413° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
91

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 569 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 426 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3721 days ago · 582 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3718 days ago · 540 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3715 days ago · 569 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3708 days ago · 556 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 550 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3698 days ago · 567 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.3251 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3697 days ago · 343 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 587 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3693 days ago · 573 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.7250 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3692 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 513 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 625 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 342 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3684 days ago · 579 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.3298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 592 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3683 days ago · 551 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 576 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3741 days ago · 508 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3744 days ago · 589 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.2294 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3750 days ago · 588 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 510 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 611 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3762 days ago · 544 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 585 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100062yz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.