Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Apr 26, 2017, 9:40 AM GMT+13 (20:40 UTC), 609 km (378 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2017-04-25 20:40:59 UTC
Depth
608.7 km (378.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.947° S, 178.688° 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 16.3 km horizontally, 10.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3442 days ago · 535 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 3431 days ago · 555 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3428 days ago · 648 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 543 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3421 days ago · 529 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3420 days ago · 598 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3419 days ago · 592 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.4282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3418 days ago · 451 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3418 days ago · 481 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 5.0Fiji region · 3415 days ago · 562 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 3412 days ago · 555 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 3406 days ago · 550 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 3406 days ago · 646 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.4288 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3405 days ago · 459 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3405 days ago · 547 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 449 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 3401 days ago · 613 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.2Fiji region · 3399 days ago · 611 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 3398 days ago · 545 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3394 days ago · 602 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 3390 days ago · 574 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 3451 days ago · 488 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3455 days ago · 611 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3456 days ago · 390 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3462 days ago · 545 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 3463 days ago · 522 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 549 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3466 days ago · 565 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 3469 days ago · 590 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008naf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.