Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 24, 2018, 4:57 AM GMT+13 (15:57 UTC), 578 km (359 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2018-04-23 15:57:52 UTC
Depth
578.1 km (359.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.649° S, 178.530° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
110

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 3082 days ago · 580 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.0270 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3080 days ago · 441 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 3073 days ago · 556 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3070 days ago · 464 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3065 days ago · 575 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 3064 days ago · 617 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 3062 days ago · 524 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 3061 days ago · 526 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 3058 days ago · 537 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 538 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 3055 days ago · 525 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.5268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3053 days ago · 482 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 5.4Fiji region · 3051 days ago · 473 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 3047 days ago · 577 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.8274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3042 days ago · 516 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 3041 days ago · 580 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 3035 days ago · 553 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 3034 days ago · 555 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.2Fiji region · 3032 days ago · 572 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 3029 days ago · 573 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.4286 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3029 days ago · 531 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 4.0297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3027 days ago · 428 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 3024 days ago · 576 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.1266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3084 days ago · 402 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 3089 days ago · 518 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 3090 days ago · 546 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.5261 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 3092 days ago · 503 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 3094 days ago · 618 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 3102 days ago · 549 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 3104 days ago · 573 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 3106 days ago · 456 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 3111 days ago · 523 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dvz3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.