Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jul 31, 2016, 10:33 PM GMT+13 (09:33 UTC), 553 km (344 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 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
2016-07-31 09:33:27 UTC
Depth
552.9 km (343.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.626° S, 178.640° 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 15.4 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3709 days ago · 580 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3698 days ago · 622 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3696 days ago · 469 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3686 days ago · 630 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3681 days ago · 545 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 583 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3679 days ago · 547 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3671 days ago · 604 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 606 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 3666 days ago · 600 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3663 days ago · 586 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 572 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.6Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 631 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.6Fiji region · 3656 days ago · 588 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 578 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 3727 days ago · 557 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 544 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3738 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3739 days ago · 580 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 566 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3742 days ago · 589 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006a4d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.