Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Oct 7, 2019, 5:09 AM GMT+13 (16:09 UTC), 533 km (331 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2019-10-06 16:09:01 UTC
Depth
533.4 km (331.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.411° S, 178.395° 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, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 2549 days ago · 593 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2549 days ago · 594 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2548 days ago · 508 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 632 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2546 days ago · 541 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2546 days ago · 607 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 5.3Fiji region · 2538 days ago · 610 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2533 days ago · 493 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2531 days ago · 515 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2530 days ago · 548 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.6Fiji region · 2528 days ago · 610 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2526 days ago · 525 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2525 days ago · 571 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2524 days ago · 492 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2522 days ago · 518 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 2521 days ago · 553 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 2521 days ago · 592 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2520 days ago · 516 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2518 days ago · 545 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2514 days ago · 500 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 2514 days ago · 650 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 4.1Fiji region · 2511 days ago · 587 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 5.8274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2511 days ago · 499 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 4.1255 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2509 days ago · 517 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 2506 days ago · 580 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 4.2279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2505 days ago · 447 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 4.0298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2504 days ago · 468 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 2502 days ago · 561 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 4.4Fiji region · 2494 days ago · 602 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 4.3Fiji region · 2493 days ago · 535 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2553 days ago · 628 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.8Fiji region · 2565 days ago · 590 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 5.3Fiji region · 2565 days ago · 523 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2571 days ago · 520 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2578 days ago · 549 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2578 days ago · 597 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2579 days ago · 464 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005udu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.