M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

Magnitude

4.4 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Aug 4, 2016, 4:26 AM GMT+13

UTC

2016-08-03 15:26:48 UTC

Depth

553.6 km (344.0 mi), deep

Epicenter

20.261° S, 178.300° W

Region

Fiji

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 13.1 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

89°

Stations used

82

• Nuku‘alofa, TongaPopulation 22,400. Forecast337 kmWNW

After

1. 4.4Fiji regionSat, Aug 6, 3:59 PM GMT+13 · 3709 days ago · 580 km deep · 75 km away
2. 4.5Fiji regionThu, Aug 11, 9:22 AM GMT+13 · 3704 days ago · 607 km deep · 38 km away
3. 4.1Fiji regionMon, Aug 15, 10:36 PM GMT+13 · 3700 days ago · 564 km deep · 21 km away
4. 4.1Fiji regionWed, Aug 17, 1:05 AM GMT+13 · 3699 days ago · 563 km deep · 19 km away
5. 4.4270 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaWed, Aug 17, 11:54 AM GMT+13 · 3698 days ago · 567 km deep · 86 km away
6. 4.5292 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaThu, Aug 18, 10:34 AM GMT+13 · 3697 days ago · 528 km deep · 50 km away
7. 4.2Fiji regionSun, Aug 21, 8:25 AM GMT+13 · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 40 km away
8. 4.3Fiji regionSun, Aug 21, 1:55 PM GMT+13 · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 43 km away
9. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaWed, Aug 24, 3:37 PM GMT+13 · 3691 days ago · 513 km deep · 94 km away
10. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, TongaWed, Aug 24, 4:29 PM GMT+13 · 3691 days ago · 480 km deep · 82 km away
11. 4.1258 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaFri, Aug 26, 4:05 AM GMT+13 · 3690 days ago · 384 km deep · 79 km away
12. 4.0Fiji regionSat, Aug 27, 12:17 AM GMT+13 · 3689 days ago · 619 km deep · 21 km away
13. 4.1Fiji regionSat, Aug 27, 1:28 AM GMT+13 · 3689 days ago · 559 km deep · 48 km away
14. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaSun, Aug 28, 8:22 AM GMT+13 · 3687 days ago · 508 km deep · 69 km away
15. 4.2Fiji regionTue, Aug 30, 6:10 AM GMT+13 · 3686 days ago · 630 km deep · 98 km away
16. 4.3Fiji regionTue, Aug 30, 10:10 AM GMT+13 · 3685 days ago · 532 km deep · 33 km away
17. 4.3Fiji regionTue, Aug 30, 4:09 PM GMT+13 · 3685 days ago · 616 km deep · 18 km away
18. 4.3Fiji regionFri, Sep 2, 2:22 PM GMT+13 · 3682 days ago · 537 km deep · 34 km away
19. 4.3Fiji regionSun, Sep 4, 9:01 AM GMT+13 · 3680 days ago · 545 km deep · 60 km away
20. 4.3Fiji regionSun, Sep 4, 10:51 AM GMT+13 · 3680 days ago · 574 km deep · 23 km away
21. 4.5Fiji regionTue, Sep 6, 12:05 AM GMT+13 · 3679 days ago · 547 km deep · 86 km away
22. 4.8Fiji regionWed, Sep 7, 12:04 AM GMT+13 · 3678 days ago · 571 km deep · 41 km away
23. 4.5Fiji regionWed, Sep 7, 8:13 AM GMT+13 · 3677 days ago · 558 km deep · 12 km away
24. 4.0263 km W of Haveluloto, TongaMon, Sep 12, 7:23 AM GMT+13 · 3673 days ago · 496 km deep · 81 km away
25. 4.3Fiji regionMon, Sep 19, 8:26 PM GMT+13 · 3665 days ago · 534 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
26. 4.7Fiji regionWed, Sep 21, 7:46 AM GMT+12 · 3663 days ago · 658 km deep · 72 km away
27. 4.3Fiji regionSat, Sep 24, 9:29 AM GMT+13 · 3660 days ago · 588 km deep · 15 km away
28. 6.9Fiji regionSun, Sep 25, 10:28 AM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
29. 5.2Fiji regionSun, Sep 25, 10:35 AM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 585 km deep · 39 km away
30. 5.0Fiji regionSun, Sep 25, 10:37 AM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 591 km deep · 39 km away
31. 4.6Fiji regionSun, Sep 25, 10:43 AM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 589 km deep · 37 km away
32. 4.2Fiji regionSun, Sep 25, 10:51 AM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 596 km deep · 68 km away
33. 5.1Fiji regionSun, Sep 25, 10:55 AM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 587 km deep · 44 km away
34. 4.2Fiji regionSun, Sep 25, 11:04 AM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 608 km deep · 45 km away
35. 4.3Fiji regionSun, Sep 25, 11:06 AM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 593 km deep · 58 km away
36. 4.2Fiji regionSun, Sep 25, 11:18 AM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 601 km deep · 55 km away
37. 4.3Fiji regionSun, Sep 25, 11:57 AM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 595 km deep · 46 km away
38. 5.1Fiji regionSun, Sep 25, 2:10 PM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 581 km deep · 73 km away
39. 4.1Fiji regionSun, Sep 25, 9:59 PM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 573 km deep · 33 km away
40. 4.3Fiji regionMon, Sep 26, 12:17 AM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 603 km deep · 60 km away
41. 4.1Fiji regionMon, Sep 26, 5:09 AM GMT+13 · 3659 days ago · 588 km deep · 48 km away
42. 4.3Fiji regionMon, Sep 26, 8:19 AM GMT+13 · 3658 days ago · 572 km deep · 96 km away
43. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaMon, Sep 26, 5:21 PM GMT+13 · 3658 days ago · 516 km deep · 59 km away
44. 4.5Fiji regionMon, Sep 26, 9:08 PM GMT+13 · 3658 days ago · 583 km deep · 35 km away
45. 4.8263 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaTue, Sep 27, 11:01 PM GMT+13 · 3657 days ago · 517 km deep · 82 km away

Before

1. 4.4275 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaSun, Jul 31, 10:50 PM GMT+13 · 3715 days ago · 569 km deep · 91 km away
2. 4.3Fiji regionSun, Jul 31, 4:57 AM GMT+13 · 3716 days ago · 579 km deep · 7 km away
3. 4.3Fiji regionFri, Jul 29, 8:35 AM GMT+13 · 3717 days ago · 559 km deep · 41 km away
4. 4.1Fiji regionSun, Jul 24, 7:09 AM GMT+13 · 3723 days ago · 525 km deep · 21 km away
5. 4.7Fiji regionSun, Jul 24, 3:24 AM GMT+13 · 3723 days ago · 578 km deep · 82 km away
6. 4.1Fiji regionSat, Jul 23, 5:54 AM GMT+13 · 3724 days ago · 611 km deep · 53 km away
7. 4.1Fiji regionWed, Jul 20, 12:31 AM GMT+13 · 3727 days ago · 426 km deep · 91 km away
8. 4.2Fiji regionTue, Jul 19, 4:07 AM GMT+13 · 3728 days ago · 606 km deep · 64 km away
9. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, TongaSun, Jul 17, 9:04 AM GMT+13 · 3729 days ago · 504 km deep · 80 km away
10. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, TongaSun, Jul 17, 8:20 AM GMT+13 · 3729 days ago · 539 km deep · 61 km away
11. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, TongaTue, Jul 12, 9:49 AM GMT+13 · 3734 days ago · 516 km deep · 64 km away
12. 4.3Fiji regionThu, Jul 7, 11:57 AM GMT+13 · 3739 days ago · 584 km deep · 20 km away
13. 4.2Fiji regionTue, Jul 5, 10:17 PM GMT+13 · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100069sl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.