Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 28, 2016, 3:22 AM GMT+13 (14:22 UTC), 540 km (336 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 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
2016-07-27 14:22:17 UTC
Depth
540.3 km (335.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.354° S, 177.469° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3715 days ago · 569 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3708 days ago · 556 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 550 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3698 days ago · 567 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.3251 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 3697 days ago · 343 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 587 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3693 days ago · 573 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 513 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 559 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3688 days ago · 625 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 342 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3684 days ago · 579 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 4.3298 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3684 days ago · 592 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 3683 days ago · 551 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 571 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3677 days ago · 576 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 4.8Fiji region · 3672 days ago · 539 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.7Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 629 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 6.9Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  20. 5.0Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 591 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 589 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 608 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 593 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 601 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 595 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 581 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 4.3Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 603 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3721 days ago · 582 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3726 days ago · 426 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 3727 days ago · 569 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 555 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.1262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3741 days ago · 508 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.2258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3742 days ago · 495 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3744 days ago · 589 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3746 days ago · 363 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100069gq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.