Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Oct 20, 2018, 12:58 AM GMT+13 (11:58 UTC), 579 km (360 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 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
2018-10-19 11:58:35 UTC
Depth
578.9 km (359.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.769° S, 178.221° 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 10.9 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2901 days ago · 568 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2901 days ago · 530 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2900 days ago · 560 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2898 days ago · 408 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.6281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2897 days ago · 519 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2894 days ago · 490 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.5275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2893 days ago · 516 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.1295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2891 days ago · 555 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2886 days ago · 541 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2884 days ago · 591 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 4.4298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2880 days ago · 545 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.6261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2879 days ago · 514 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2875 days ago · 527 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2871 days ago · 528 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.2273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2863 days ago · 508 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.9Fiji region · 2859 days ago · 525 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.8Fiji region · 2858 days ago · 543 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 4.6274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2858 days ago · 490 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2857 days ago · 545 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 2850 days ago · 565 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 2846 days ago · 564 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.2260 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2906 days ago · 480 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.2266 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2906 days ago · 541 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2906 days ago · 580 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2911 days ago · 589 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2912 days ago · 483 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.4292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2913 days ago · 613 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.1275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2920 days ago · 512 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2922 days ago · 494 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.3274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2928 days ago · 514 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2928 days ago · 472 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hghc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:52 PM UTC.