Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, May 22, 2016, 7:48 AM GMT+13 (18:48 UTC), 560 km (348 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 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
2016-05-21 18:48:19 UTC
Depth
559.5 km (347.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.964° S, 178.763° 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 15.5 km horizontally, 11.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 627 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 6.9Fiji region · 3779 days ago · 406 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3776 days ago · 551 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3757 days ago · 582 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 3755 days ago · 474 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3746 days ago · 551 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.2295 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3744 days ago · 364 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3742 days ago · 589 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 566 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3739 days ago · 580 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3738 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 544 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 3727 days ago · 557 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3789 days ago · 569 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.3south of the Fiji Islands · 3795 days ago · 576 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 600 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 590 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 3811 days ago · 582 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.7south of the Fiji Islands · 3811 days ago · 567 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005yhn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.