Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Apr 23, 2020, 11:31 AM GMT+13 (22:31 UTC), 611 km (380 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-04-22 22:31:44 UTC
Depth
610.8 km (379.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.579° S, 178.630° 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 13.4 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2349 days ago · 540 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.4289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2347 days ago · 546 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2345 days ago · 609 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2341 days ago · 626 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.4274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2340 days ago · 506 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2339 days ago · 388 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2338 days ago · 520 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2335 days ago · 621 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.1278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2331 days ago · 441 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.6287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2329 days ago · 480 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2329 days ago · 539 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2326 days ago · 548 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2324 days ago · 496 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 2323 days ago · 601 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.5Fiji region · 2323 days ago · 574 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2317 days ago · 539 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2316 days ago · 594 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.3281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2309 days ago · 496 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.3Fiji region · 2307 days ago · 611 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 4.0Fiji region · 2304 days ago · 547 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 4.4Fiji region · 2302 days ago · 548 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 4.3296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2300 days ago · 498 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 4.2Fiji region · 2297 days ago · 598 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 4.4Fiji region · 2294 days ago · 593 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 4.3Fiji region · 2292 days ago · 569 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2351 days ago · 609 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.1265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2359 days ago · 503 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2360 days ago · 503 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.2278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2362 days ago · 522 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2364 days ago · 582 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2370 days ago · 570 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2378 days ago · 601 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2379 days ago · 454 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.4Fiji region · 2379 days ago · 618 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60009a5x. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.