Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Jan 21, 2020, 1:53 PM GMT+13 (00:53 UTC), 531 km (330 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-01-21 00:53:28 UTC
Depth
531.4 km (330.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.932° S, 178.394° W
Region
Fiji
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.7 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2441 days ago · 554 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.8279 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2440 days ago · 382 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2439 days ago · 549 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.4259 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2439 days ago · 485 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2438 days ago · 622 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2433 days ago · 599 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.5296 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2432 days ago · 468 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2430 days ago · 585 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2426 days ago · 613 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2425 days ago · 549 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2423 days ago · 567 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 2422 days ago · 546 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.5270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2422 days ago · 537 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.5259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2420 days ago · 513 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.1269 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2417 days ago · 388 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.1272 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2415 days ago · 583 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2414 days ago · 582 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 4.1271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2414 days ago · 524 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2406 days ago · 520 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 4.6Fiji region · 2406 days ago · 596 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 2406 days ago · 604 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2404 days ago · 520 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 4.9Fiji region · 2401 days ago · 537 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 4.0Fiji region · 2397 days ago · 594 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 2396 days ago · 570 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 4.1254 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2389 days ago · 464 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 2387 days ago · 577 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 4.5279 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2385 days ago · 524 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 4.0282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2383 days ago · 499 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 4.2287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2449 days ago · 509 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2450 days ago · 541 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2454 days ago · 550 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.5273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2458 days ago · 533 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.3289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2467 days ago · 466 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.7Fiji region · 2471 days ago · 602 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2472 days ago · 569 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007bs8. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:40 AM UTC.