Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Dec 5, 2019, 7:09 AM GMT+13 (18:09 UTC), 511 km (317 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 293 km E of Levuka, Fiji. 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
2019-12-04 18:09:32 UTC
Depth
510.9 km (317.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.950° S, 177.624° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2490 days ago · 584 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2484 days ago · 609 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.1265 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2480 days ago · 529 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.2268 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2479 days ago · 488 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2476 days ago · 614 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2472 days ago · 413 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.3275 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2472 days ago · 550 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.5291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2465 days ago · 523 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.7293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2465 days ago · 581 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2460 days ago · 451 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2456 days ago · 562 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2449 days ago · 583 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 2449 days ago · 497 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 4.3283 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2439 days ago · 568 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2438 days ago · 581 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2437 days ago · 375 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.7272 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2508 days ago · 342 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2510 days ago · 605 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2512 days ago · 539 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.2263 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2517 days ago · 562 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006qnj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.