Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 11:47 AM GMT+13 (22:47 UTC), 559 km (348 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-08-13 22:47:57 UTC
Depth
559.3 km (347.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.081° S, 177.961° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
28°
Stations used
615

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 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2234 days ago · 585 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.1267 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2234 days ago · 550 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2232 days ago · 502 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 2231 days ago · 433 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 2230 days ago · 565 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2229 days ago · 495 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.6288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2228 days ago · 558 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 533 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 578 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2224 days ago · 590 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2222 days ago · 567 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2218 days ago · 492 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.2284 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2217 days ago · 499 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2217 days ago · 545 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2216 days ago · 532 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2214 days ago · 556 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.6Fiji region · 2205 days ago · 547 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.5258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2204 days ago · 513 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2199 days ago · 537 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2196 days ago · 526 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 4.1266 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2190 days ago · 568 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2188 days ago · 404 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 4.5Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 503 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 4.2253 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2182 days ago · 398 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 4.1293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2182 days ago · 506 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 2181 days ago · 603 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 4.4290 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2179 days ago · 544 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2178 days ago · 507 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 4.1265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2177 days ago · 534 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.6Fiji region · 2244 days ago · 606 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2247 days ago · 571 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.0282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2248 days ago · 542 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.9Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 564 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 573 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.5Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 600 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 606 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 558 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.2273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2254 days ago · 547 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 557 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 549 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 548 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 5.4Fiji region · 2256 days ago · 554 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 557 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2261 days ago · 557 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.2296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2262 days ago · 539 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2264 days ago · 547 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 2265 days ago · 453 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.2249 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2266 days ago · 496 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000begw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC.