Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, May 22, 2016, 11:10 PM GMT-12 (11:10 UTC), 627 km (390 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 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
2016-05-23 11:10:49 UTC
Depth
626.8 km (389.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.180° S, 179.087° 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 16.2 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
30

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 3782 days ago · 578 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 6.4Fiji region · 3780 days ago · 567 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3778 days ago · 620 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 3777 days ago · 588 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3776 days ago · 551 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3763 days ago · 583 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 3761 days ago · 590 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 5.1Fiji region · 3760 days ago · 561 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 597 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3754 days ago · 595 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3748 days ago · 544 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 589 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3741 days ago · 534 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 566 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 3733 days ago · 544 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3728 days ago · 606 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3784 days ago · 621 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3785 days ago · 560 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3788 days ago · 569 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 3798 days ago · 600 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 590 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3799 days ago · 594 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3808 days ago · 611 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3811 days ago · 582 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3813 days ago · 604 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ykt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.