Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 9:34 PM GMT+13 (08:34 UTC), 578 km (359 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2017-08-12 08:34:53 UTC
Depth
577.9 km (359.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.702° S, 178.259° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3335 days ago · 506 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.5263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3332 days ago · 491 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 3329 days ago · 591 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 3329 days ago · 592 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.1299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3321 days ago · 555 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 3317 days ago · 506 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 3317 days ago · 555 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 3315 days ago · 546 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3314 days ago · 527 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3314 days ago · 527 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 3313 days ago · 559 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3312 days ago · 568 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 3310 days ago · 585 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 3294 days ago · 496 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 3294 days ago · 557 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 3286 days ago · 574 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.7Fiji region · 3280 days ago · 616 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.4266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3338 days ago · 499 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.3256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3338 days ago · 489 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.4252 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3338 days ago · 402 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3338 days ago · 602 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 3339 days ago · 567 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.1278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3342 days ago · 503 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.2270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3343 days ago · 518 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3343 days ago · 593 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 580 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 3346 days ago · 581 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 3347 days ago · 533 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 3348 days ago · 573 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.5Fiji region · 3349 days ago · 520 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 5.0Fiji region · 3350 days ago · 575 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 3351 days ago · 555 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 3354 days ago · 575 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 4.0267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3361 days ago · 545 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 3361 days ago · 604 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.4280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3366 days ago · 409 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a7k2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.