Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 5:22 AM GMT+13 (16:22 UTC), 541 km (336 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
2018-10-03 16:22:35 UTC
Depth
541.3 km (336.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.015° S, 178.651° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2917 days ago · 625 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2912 days ago · 523 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 2903 days ago · 581 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2891 days ago · 579 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2891 days ago · 593 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2887 days ago · 613 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2886 days ago · 541 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 5.0Fiji region · 2886 days ago · 556 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2879 days ago · 613 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.0264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2876 days ago · 483 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2872 days ago · 632 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2871 days ago · 528 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 5.0Fiji region · 2871 days ago · 532 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2868 days ago · 641 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2866 days ago · 597 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2864 days ago · 544 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 5.0Fiji region · 2863 days ago · 562 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 4.4274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2861 days ago · 478 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2922 days ago · 494 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.6281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2922 days ago · 528 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2922 days ago · 590 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 2924 days ago · 568 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 5.5Fiji region · 2936 days ago · 516 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2945 days ago · 575 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2945 days ago · 585 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 2949 days ago · 548 km deep · 40 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ha11. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.