Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 1:21 PM GMT+13 (00:21 UTC), 575 km (358 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 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
2018-09-10 00:21:57 UTC
Depth
575.5 km (357.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.075° S, 178.691° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.5Fiji region · 2935 days ago · 516 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2923 days ago · 568 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2921 days ago · 590 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2920 days ago · 494 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2920 days ago · 541 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2915 days ago · 625 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2910 days ago · 523 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.7Fiji region · 2902 days ago · 581 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2889 days ago · 579 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2889 days ago · 593 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2885 days ago · 613 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 5.0Fiji region · 2884 days ago · 556 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2944 days ago · 585 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.7Fiji region · 2947 days ago · 548 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 2951 days ago · 554 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2952 days ago · 626 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.7Fiji region · 2955 days ago · 566 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2957 days ago · 572 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2959 days ago · 480 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2965 days ago · 542 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 2965 days ago · 618 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.1298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2967 days ago · 521 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2970 days ago · 639 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2970 days ago · 543 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hgqz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.