Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 8:49 AM GMT+13 (19:49 UTC), 528 km (328 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
2018-11-22 19:49:35 UTC
Depth
527.6 km (327.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.457° S, 178.115° 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 13.6 km horizontally, 12.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 2871 days ago · 532 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.2273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2863 days ago · 508 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 5.0Fiji region · 2863 days ago · 562 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.4274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2862 days ago · 478 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2859 days ago · 551 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.9Fiji region · 2859 days ago · 525 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.8Fiji region · 2859 days ago · 543 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.6274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2858 days ago · 490 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.3287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2858 days ago · 545 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.1291 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2855 days ago · 412 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.8Fiji region · 2854 days ago · 482 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.4296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2853 days ago · 467 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2853 days ago · 539 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2850 days ago · 565 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2843 days ago · 588 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 2843 days ago · 608 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2843 days ago · 608 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 4.4236 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2841 days ago · 555 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.4Fiji region · 2837 days ago · 580 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 4.6269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2835 days ago · 499 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 4.7296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2832 days ago · 525 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 2832 days ago · 537 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 4.7268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2832 days ago · 481 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.3Fiji region · 2828 days ago · 543 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 4.7282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2823 days ago · 538 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 2823 days ago · 545 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2821 days ago · 476 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 4.4Fiji region · 2813 days ago · 587 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2813 days ago · 498 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2875 days ago · 527 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.0264 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2876 days ago · 483 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.4254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2876 days ago · 486 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.2256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2876 days ago · 535 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.1254 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2877 days ago · 360 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.6261 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2879 days ago · 514 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2879 days ago · 613 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.4298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2880 days ago · 545 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.5Fiji region · 2884 days ago · 591 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 5.0Fiji region · 2886 days ago · 556 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 4.5282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2886 days ago · 541 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 4.4248 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2891 days ago · 525 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2891 days ago · 593 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.1295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2891 days ago · 555 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.5275 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2894 days ago · 516 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.1279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2894 days ago · 490 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.6281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2897 days ago · 519 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2898 days ago · 408 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2900 days ago · 560 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hxi4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:23 PM UTC.