Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Aug 19, 2018, 11:49 PM GMT+13 (10:49 UTC), 542 km (337 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-19 10:49:38 UTC
Depth
541.9 km (336.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.603° S, 178.138° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
52

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2963 days ago · 531 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2959 days ago · 480 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 2955 days ago · 566 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.2262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2954 days ago · 508 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.4247 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2953 days ago · 504 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2951 days ago · 554 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2950 days ago · 603 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 2947 days ago · 548 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2944 days ago · 585 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2943 days ago · 575 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2942 days ago · 422 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.2256 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2939 days ago · 524 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 5.5Fiji region · 2935 days ago · 516 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2927 days ago · 472 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 4.6281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2921 days ago · 528 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2921 days ago · 494 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2920 days ago · 541 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.1275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2918 days ago · 512 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.1244 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2916 days ago · 421 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.4292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2911 days ago · 613 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2911 days ago · 483 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 2910 days ago · 523 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 2909 days ago · 589 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 2965 days ago · 618 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2966 days ago · 576 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.1298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2967 days ago · 521 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.5249 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2970 days ago · 410 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2970 days ago · 543 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2972 days ago · 599 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2976 days ago · 591 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.5267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2976 days ago · 509 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2985 days ago · 657 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.1259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2989 days ago · 512 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2991 days ago · 431 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000gd7g. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.