Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, May 7, 2017, 12:27 AM GMT+13 (11:27 UTC), 605 km (376 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2017-05-06 11:27:29 UTC
Depth
605.4 km (376.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.964° S, 178.147° 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 22.8 km horizontally, 21.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
239°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3434 days ago · 562 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3428 days ago · 548 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3427 days ago · 648 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3423 days ago · 543 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3421 days ago · 529 km deep · 52 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 · 94 km away
  8. 4.1296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3419 days ago · 572 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.0254 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 3418 days ago · 585 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.4280 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3410 days ago · 559 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.3258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3410 days ago · 507 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.4284 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3409 days ago · 494 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 3407 days ago · 415 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3406 days ago · 550 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 547 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.0Fiji region · 3404 days ago · 573 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.2244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3404 days ago · 400 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.5260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3402 days ago · 517 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.0Fiji region · 3401 days ago · 415 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3394 days ago · 552 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 4.4259 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3391 days ago · 424 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 4.4Fiji region · 3387 days ago · 559 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3385 days ago · 499 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3384 days ago · 547 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 3381 days ago · 612 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 3381 days ago · 529 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 4.5268 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3381 days ago · 551 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3378 days ago · 529 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 4.3286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3377 days ago · 530 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 4.2Fiji region · 3376 days ago · 602 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 3442 days ago · 535 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3444 days ago · 529 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.0276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3453 days ago · 523 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3454 days ago · 572 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.3282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3455 days ago · 505 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3456 days ago · 390 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 3458 days ago · 580 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3461 days ago · 391 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.3265 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3462 days ago · 364 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.9277 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3463 days ago · 407 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008rsu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.