Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Nov 6, 2018, 2:59 PM GMT-12 (02:59 UTC), 613 km (381 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
2018-11-07 02:59:34 UTC
Depth
613.4 km (381.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.483° S, 179.061° 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, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
44

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0Fiji region · 2888 days ago · 556 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2881 days ago · 613 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2874 days ago · 632 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 5.0Fiji region · 2873 days ago · 532 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2870 days ago · 641 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2868 days ago · 541 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2868 days ago · 597 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2866 days ago · 544 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 5.0Fiji region · 2864 days ago · 562 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2861 days ago · 551 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2860 days ago · 558 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2859 days ago · 541 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.8Fiji region · 2856 days ago · 482 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 2855 days ago · 590 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2855 days ago · 539 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 4.8Fiji region · 2847 days ago · 600 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.5Fiji region · 2846 days ago · 578 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 2845 days ago · 588 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 4.8south of the Fiji Islands · 2837 days ago · 589 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 2831 days ago · 618 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 2830 days ago · 543 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 2829 days ago · 624 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2893 days ago · 593 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2893 days ago · 579 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2904 days ago · 587 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 2905 days ago · 581 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2914 days ago · 523 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.6south of the Fiji Islands · 2916 days ago · 581 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000i7t8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.