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M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Oct 16, 2016, 9:11 PM GMT+13 (08:11 UTC), 528 km (328 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 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
2016-10-16 08:11:30 UTC
Depth
527.8 km (328.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.371° S, 178.118° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3633 days ago · 481 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.4249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3630 days ago · 515 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.3279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3626 days ago · 596 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3621 days ago · 518 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.0251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3617 days ago · 524 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.4296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3617 days ago · 571 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 5.6Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 544 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3612 days ago · 556 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 3610 days ago · 483 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.8Fiji region · 3609 days ago · 574 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.4265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3609 days ago · 487 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 3608 days ago · 607 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3604 days ago · 565 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.4285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3602 days ago · 510 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3602 days ago · 482 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3597 days ago · 575 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3593 days ago · 611 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.5277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3592 days ago · 499 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 4.8Fiji region · 3591 days ago · 572 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 3590 days ago · 584 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 3589 days ago · 600 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 4.4299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3588 days ago · 515 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 3588 days ago · 548 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 4.2265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3584 days ago · 497 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 4.3249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3580 days ago · 514 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 4.4Fiji region · 3578 days ago · 601 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.3251 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 538 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 563 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 5.4Fiji region · 3642 days ago · 576 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3642 days ago · 485 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.5286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3647 days ago · 509 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.5271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3648 days ago · 508 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3649 days ago · 562 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3650 days ago · 570 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 4.8263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3657 days ago · 517 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 583 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3658 days ago · 516 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 572 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3658 days ago · 588 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 603 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 573 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 5.1Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 581 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 595 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 601 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 593 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 3659 days ago · 608 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007fv1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.