Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Mar 21, 2016, 12:50 PM GMT+13 (23:50 UTC), 563 km (350 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
2016-03-20 23:50:41 UTC
Depth
562.8 km (349.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.561° S, 178.747° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 11.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3846 days ago · 574 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3838 days ago · 592 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3832 days ago · 590 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3830 days ago · 569 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3827 days ago · 594 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3825 days ago · 600 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.0Fiji region · 3819 days ago · 606 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3812 days ago · 582 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3800 days ago · 594 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.9Fiji region · 3800 days ago · 590 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.7Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 600 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 3790 days ago · 569 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 3849 days ago · 405 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.8Fiji region · 3861 days ago · 617 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.2288 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3865 days ago · 558 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 5.3Fiji region · 3865 days ago · 608 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 3866 days ago · 572 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3866 days ago · 586 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3872 days ago · 538 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 5.2Fiji region · 3878 days ago · 582 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 5.8Fiji region · 3878 days ago · 583 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 3878 days ago · 612 km deep · 44 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005c22. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.