Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 6:38 PM GMT+13 (05:38 UTC), 590 km (367 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 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
2018-08-18 05:38:13 UTC
Depth
590.2 km (366.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.294° S, 177.307° 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 15.4 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2967 days ago · 576 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 5.0Fiji region · 2966 days ago · 578 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2955 days ago · 316 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.2262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2955 days ago · 508 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.1276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2951 days ago · 533 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2943 days ago · 422 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.1297 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2941 days ago · 554 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2939 days ago · 430 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2937 days ago · 368 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2928 days ago · 514 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2926 days ago · 608 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2912 days ago · 636 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.4292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2912 days ago · 613 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2969 days ago · 558 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2973 days ago · 599 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2981 days ago · 606 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2987 days ago · 460 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2987 days ago · 548 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2991 days ago · 431 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.2266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2992 days ago · 545 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2993 days ago · 585 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ggra. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.