Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 31, 2019, 2:03 PM GMT+13 (01:03 UTC), 482 km (299 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 277 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-01-31 01:03:41 UTC
Depth
481.9 km (299.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.943° S, 177.486° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 12.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2791 days ago · 590 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.4285 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2790 days ago · 559 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2789 days ago · 584 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2788 days ago · 330 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2787 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.6296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2787 days ago · 619 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2780 days ago · 507 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2779 days ago · 612 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2779 days ago · 610 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.6Fiji region · 2773 days ago · 550 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 2769 days ago · 576 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 4.2284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2765 days ago · 583 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2762 days ago · 619 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2751 days ago · 563 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2751 days ago · 619 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 2750 days ago · 551 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 4.4293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2747 days ago · 593 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 4.3268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2747 days ago · 556 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 2746 days ago · 626 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 2743 days ago · 581 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 2743 days ago · 486 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 4.5Fiji region · 2739 days ago · 561 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 4.4Fiji region · 2738 days ago · 640 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 4.2277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2735 days ago · 599 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 4.4279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2735 days ago · 539 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 4.7Fiji region · 2732 days ago · 578 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 4.8298 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2796 days ago · 605 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2803 days ago · 564 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.2287 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2808 days ago · 561 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 2810 days ago · 572 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2815 days ago · 548 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2818 days ago · 578 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2821 days ago · 610 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jhev. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.