Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Oct 15, 2017, 12:11 AM GMT+13 (11:11 UTC), 552 km (343 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-10-14 11:11:28 UTC
Depth
552.4 km (343.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.882° S, 178.548° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 17.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3272 days ago · 514 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 3271 days ago · 520 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.9Fiji region · 3260 days ago · 567 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 3259 days ago · 615 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 3258 days ago · 591 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 552 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3257 days ago · 492 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3255 days ago · 592 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.5276 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3252 days ago · 409 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.4258 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3251 days ago · 329 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3249 days ago · 613 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.7Fiji region · 3247 days ago · 577 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3243 days ago · 557 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 3242 days ago · 576 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.5263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3240 days ago · 348 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 3236 days ago · 575 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 3236 days ago · 549 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.3286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3234 days ago · 499 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3226 days ago · 479 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 3226 days ago · 573 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 4.4278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3219 days ago · 447 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3218 days ago · 475 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3215 days ago · 379 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 3276 days ago · 558 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.3277 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3276 days ago · 486 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3280 days ago · 616 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 574 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3291 days ago · 611 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3294 days ago · 557 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3296 days ago · 553 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000aunn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.