Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Nov 21, 2017, 3:07 AM GMT+13 (14:07 UTC), 592 km (368 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), light
Local time
UTC
2017-11-20 14:07:50 UTC
Depth
592.0 km (367.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.077° S, 177.316° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 11.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
25

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7291 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 3230 days ago · 354 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3228 days ago · 525 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3227 days ago · 487 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3215 days ago · 573 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.9Fiji region · 3205 days ago · 517 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 3205 days ago · 556 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3197 days ago · 546 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3186 days ago · 445 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 4.4272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3184 days ago · 394 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.3297 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3177 days ago · 471 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 3244 days ago · 585 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 3245 days ago · 590 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 3246 days ago · 628 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 5.5Fiji region · 3251 days ago · 483 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3263 days ago · 551 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.4274 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3265 days ago · 580 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bvy6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.