Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sat, Nov 3, 2018, 2:42 PM GMT+13 (01:42 UTC), 579 km (360 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), light
Local time
UTC
2018-11-03 01:42:45 UTC
Depth
579.2 km (359.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.142° S, 178.877° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2887 days ago · 593 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2883 days ago · 613 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 2882 days ago · 556 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2875 days ago · 613 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2869 days ago · 632 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 5.0Fiji region · 2867 days ago · 532 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2865 days ago · 641 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2863 days ago · 597 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2861 days ago · 544 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 5.0Fiji region · 2859 days ago · 562 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2856 days ago · 551 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2854 days ago · 558 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2854 days ago · 541 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2852 days ago · 412 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.8Fiji region · 2851 days ago · 482 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2849 days ago · 467 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2849 days ago · 539 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.8Fiji region · 2842 days ago · 600 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 2841 days ago · 578 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 4.5Fiji region · 2840 days ago · 588 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Fiji region · 2899 days ago · 581 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2908 days ago · 523 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2913 days ago · 625 km deep · 39 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hpss. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:03 AM UTC.