Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Apr 9, 2019, 7:04 PM GMT+13 (06:04 UTC), 549 km (341 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-04-09 06:04:41 UTC
Depth
549.2 km (341.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.707° S, 178.428° 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 14.2 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
56

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2719 days ago · 577 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2719 days ago · 573 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.8Fiji region · 2713 days ago · 617 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.3286 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2710 days ago · 459 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 5.0275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2709 days ago · 442 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2709 days ago · 471 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2707 days ago · 536 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2706 days ago · 588 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.1274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2703 days ago · 510 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2702 days ago · 517 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 2701 days ago · 608 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.4299 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2698 days ago · 574 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 2695 days ago · 567 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2690 days ago · 500 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2687 days ago · 571 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2686 days ago · 604 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2685 days ago · 597 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2684 days ago · 516 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2683 days ago · 580 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 4.4276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 514 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 4.9Fiji region · 2677 days ago · 581 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2677 days ago · 504 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 2672 days ago · 603 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 4.6250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2669 days ago · 460 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 4.4Fiji region · 2667 days ago · 468 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2666 days ago · 491 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2728 days ago · 542 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2729 days ago · 580 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2730 days ago · 493 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.8Fiji region · 2735 days ago · 617 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2738 days ago · 544 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2743 days ago · 590 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.2299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2745 days ago · 481 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2747 days ago · 600 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.3292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2749 days ago · 664 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2749 days ago · 600 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2754 days ago · 489 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000kcsa. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.