Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 7, 2016, 12:04 PM GMT+13 (23:04 UTC), 566 km (352 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 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
2016-07-06 23:04:05 UTC
Depth
566.1 km (351.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.102° S, 178.702° 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, 9.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3738 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3734 days ago · 516 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 544 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.6268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3731 days ago · 467 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3729 days ago · 504 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 606 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3724 days ago · 611 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 578 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3717 days ago · 559 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3716 days ago · 579 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3715 days ago · 553 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3709 days ago · 580 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3704 days ago · 607 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 563 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3698 days ago · 622 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.5292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3697 days ago · 528 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3696 days ago · 469 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3695 days ago · 625 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 480 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 4.0Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 619 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3686 days ago · 630 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 532 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 616 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 3682 days ago · 537 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 545 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 584 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 589 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3748 days ago · 544 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 595 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 597 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 5.1Fiji region · 3760 days ago · 561 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3761 days ago · 590 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 583 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100063ap. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.