Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Feb 2, 2016, 8:59 PM GMT+13 (07:59 UTC), 585 km (364 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 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
2016-02-02 07:59:04 UTC
Depth
585.2 km (363.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.621° S, 178.610° 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 17.7 km horizontally, 15.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
170°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3885 days ago · 587 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3884 days ago · 403 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3883 days ago · 597 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3880 days ago · 458 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 612 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 5.8Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 583 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 5.2Fiji region · 3877 days ago · 582 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 538 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 586 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 5.3Fiji region · 3864 days ago · 608 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.2288 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3864 days ago · 558 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.8Fiji region · 3860 days ago · 617 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 3848 days ago · 405 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3847 days ago · 563 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3845 days ago · 574 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3837 days ago · 592 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3895 days ago · 598 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.1278 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3900 days ago · 343 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3910 days ago · 584 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 3911 days ago · 555 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3914 days ago · 586 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 3916 days ago · 637 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3919 days ago · 587 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3921 days ago · 611 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004y3j. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.