Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Feb 1, 2019, 5:58 PM GMT+13 (04:58 UTC), 586 km (364 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), light
Local time
UTC
2019-02-01 04:58:01 UTC
Depth
585.7 km (364.0 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.896° S, 179.033° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2790 days ago · 614 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.9Fiji region · 2790 days ago · 545 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2787 days ago · 579 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2785 days ago · 598 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2781 days ago · 605 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 5.5Fiji region · 2778 days ago · 615 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2771 days ago · 658 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2767 days ago · 527 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2766 days ago · 570 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2755 days ago · 600 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.3292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2755 days ago · 664 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2753 days ago · 600 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2752 days ago · 606 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.2299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2751 days ago · 481 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2750 days ago · 590 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2744 days ago · 544 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.8Fiji region · 2741 days ago · 617 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2802 days ago · 585 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 5.3Fiji region · 2803 days ago · 583 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 6.2Fiji region · 2803 days ago · 588 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2810 days ago · 587 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2825 days ago · 624 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2826 days ago · 543 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2826 days ago · 618 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jhg5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.