Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Mar 24, 2017, 11:50 PM GMT+13 (10:50 UTC), 558 km (347 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
2017-03-24 10:50:36 UTC
Depth
557.8 km (346.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.685° S, 178.627° 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 13.8 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 565 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 549 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.9Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 584 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 3463 days ago · 522 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3462 days ago · 545 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3455 days ago · 611 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 3451 days ago · 488 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3446 days ago · 609 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 3439 days ago · 598 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3431 days ago · 555 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3479 days ago · 592 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 3481 days ago · 560 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 5.1Fiji region · 3490 days ago · 584 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3494 days ago · 501 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 3496 days ago · 605 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 3499 days ago · 634 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 3501 days ago · 532 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3502 days ago · 523 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.2277 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3505 days ago · 480 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 3506 days ago · 584 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 5.1south of the Fiji Islands · 3507 days ago · 397 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008di8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.