Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jul 14, 2016, 12:50 AM GMT+13 (11:50 UTC), 544 km (338 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
2016-07-13 11:50:42 UTC
Depth
544.2 km (338.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.140° S, 178.579° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.3 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3732 days ago · 467 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.3278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3730 days ago · 504 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 3729 days ago · 606 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 3724 days ago · 611 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3724 days ago · 578 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3718 days ago · 559 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3717 days ago · 579 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3716 days ago · 553 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3710 days ago · 580 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3705 days ago · 607 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 3700 days ago · 563 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3698 days ago · 622 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.5292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3698 days ago · 528 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3697 days ago · 469 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3695 days ago · 566 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3695 days ago · 566 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3692 days ago · 480 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.0Fiji region · 3690 days ago · 619 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3686 days ago · 630 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3686 days ago · 532 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 3686 days ago · 616 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 3683 days ago · 537 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 3681 days ago · 545 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 4.5Fiji region · 3680 days ago · 547 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 4.5Fiji region · 3678 days ago · 558 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.4293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3735 days ago · 516 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3739 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3740 days ago · 566 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3740 days ago · 584 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3742 days ago · 534 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 3742 days ago · 589 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3749 days ago · 544 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3755 days ago · 595 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 3756 days ago · 597 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 5.1Fiji region · 3761 days ago · 561 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3762 days ago · 590 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006ftx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.