Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Feb 7, 2016, 1:55 AM GMT+13 (12:55 UTC), 618 km (384 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
2016-02-06 12:55:57 UTC
Depth
618.2 km (384.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.832° S, 177.669° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3274 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3890 days ago · 620 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 3887 days ago · 649 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.1283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3880 days ago · 622 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3878 days ago · 612 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3876 days ago · 565 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.3276 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3875 days ago · 565 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3869 days ago · 447 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.1286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3865 days ago · 456 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 602 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.4271 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3863 days ago · 551 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.0244 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3863 days ago · 560 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.2290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3861 days ago · 595 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 4.0257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3860 days ago · 600 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3854 days ago · 388 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 3849 days ago · 569 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3838 days ago · 565 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.2280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3832 days ago · 497 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.1256 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3831 days ago · 556 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3900 days ago · 391 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.3295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3919 days ago · 579 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.3299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3920 days ago · 599 km deep · 65 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004ybx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.