Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 3:48 PM GMT-12 (03:48 UTC), 614 km (382 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
2018-03-30 03:48:05 UTC
Depth
614.5 km (381.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.343° S, 179.189° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
99

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 3105 days ago · 598 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 3105 days ago · 573 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 3094 days ago · 618 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 3082 days ago · 580 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 3076 days ago · 609 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 3074 days ago · 597 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 3073 days ago · 556 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 538 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 3047 days ago · 577 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3118 days ago · 566 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 3120 days ago · 530 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 5.7Fiji region · 3127 days ago · 540 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 566 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 609 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 3132 days ago · 531 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000db9t. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.