Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jul 26, 2020, 11:39 AM GMT+13 (22:39 UTC), 548 km (340 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
2020-07-25 22:39:51 UTC
Depth
547.9 km (340.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.458° S, 178.320° 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, 7.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 549 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 557 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.2273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2255 days ago · 547 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 407 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.1Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 558 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 606 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 600 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 573 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.9Fiji region · 2250 days ago · 564 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.0282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2249 days ago · 542 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.5Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 571 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.6Fiji region · 2246 days ago · 606 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2244 days ago · 526 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2244 days ago · 558 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 2238 days ago · 559 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2236 days ago · 585 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2234 days ago · 502 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2230 days ago · 495 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 4.6288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2229 days ago · 558 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.4Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 590 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 2223 days ago · 567 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2219 days ago · 492 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 4.2284 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2219 days ago · 499 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2218 days ago · 545 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 4.2Fiji region · 2218 days ago · 532 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 2215 days ago · 556 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 4.3Fiji region · 2213 days ago · 605 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 4.6Fiji region · 2207 days ago · 547 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 4.5258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2206 days ago · 513 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2200 days ago · 537 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 4.2Fiji region · 2200 days ago · 589 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 4.3Fiji region · 2197 days ago · 594 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2197 days ago · 526 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 5.4Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 554 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 6.0Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 605 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 516 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 557 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2262 days ago · 557 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2263 days ago · 539 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 547 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2266 days ago · 453 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.2249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2268 days ago · 496 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.1Fiji region · 2271 days ago · 582 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2271 days ago · 631 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2272 days ago · 620 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 4.0Fiji region · 2273 days ago · 614 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2273 days ago · 495 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2274 days ago · 538 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.5264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2276 days ago · 517 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 2277 days ago · 514 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.4278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2277 days ago · 558 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 4.2263 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2277 days ago · 484 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 2277 days ago · 561 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b6pa. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:43 PM UTC.