Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 6, 2016, 3:59 PM GMT+13 (02:59 UTC), 580 km (360 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
2016-08-06 02:59:48 UTC
Depth
579.7 km (360.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.886° S, 178.562° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3705 days ago · 607 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3700 days ago · 564 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3699 days ago · 563 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.5292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3698 days ago · 528 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3696 days ago · 469 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3695 days ago · 566 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3694 days ago · 566 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3691 days ago · 480 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 3689 days ago · 619 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 3686 days ago · 630 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3686 days ago · 532 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3685 days ago · 616 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3682 days ago · 537 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3681 days ago · 545 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3681 days ago · 574 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3679 days ago · 547 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 558 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.0263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3673 days ago · 496 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3665 days ago · 534 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  20. 4.7Fiji region · 3664 days ago · 658 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3661 days ago · 588 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 572 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 631 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 3655 days ago · 405 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 4.6Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 570 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 577 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3712 days ago · 554 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3715 days ago · 553 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3716 days ago · 579 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3718 days ago · 559 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 525 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 3723 days ago · 578 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3724 days ago · 611 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 606 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 504 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.3276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 539 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.6268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3731 days ago · 467 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 544 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3735 days ago · 516 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006bsv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.