Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 5:31 AM GMT+12 (17:31 UTC), 581 km (361 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 234 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-08-23 17:31:52 UTC
Depth
581.2 km (361.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.476° S, 177.783° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2227 days ago · 587 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 533 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2225 days ago · 565 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.2288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2223 days ago · 644 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.2244 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2223 days ago · 626 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.3239 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2222 days ago · 597 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2218 days ago · 579 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2216 days ago · 593 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 5.6284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2207 days ago · 560 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.3261 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2206 days ago · 528 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2204 days ago · 548 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.3287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2201 days ago · 607 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2197 days ago · 585 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2195 days ago · 590 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.4240 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2192 days ago · 584 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2191 days ago · 390 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.1251 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2190 days ago · 573 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.1293 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2190 days ago · 506 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 503 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 584 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 4.6Fiji region · 2186 days ago · 616 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 4.2286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2184 days ago · 528 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 5.9234 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2183 days ago · 633 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 4.6221 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2183 days ago · 646 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 4.7288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2181 days ago · 601 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 4.0232 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2181 days ago · 635 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 4.2245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2181 days ago · 629 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 4.2260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2180 days ago · 566 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 4.3237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2180 days ago · 634 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2177 days ago · 599 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2177 days ago · 634 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 4.0289 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2177 days ago · 594 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 4.1253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2175 days ago · 523 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2174 days ago · 567 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 4.2Fiji region · 2172 days ago · 549 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 4.3Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 393 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2228 days ago · 524 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.1279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2230 days ago · 586 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 5.1245 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2233 days ago · 584 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.3257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2235 days ago · 506 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.1235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2240 days ago · 586 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2241 days ago · 579 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.6282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2245 days ago · 561 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.1292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2246 days ago · 540 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2248 days ago · 636 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2249 days ago · 578 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.2229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2251 days ago · 590 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 597 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.2269 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2252 days ago · 499 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 4.9Fiji region · 2253 days ago · 529 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.0242 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2254 days ago · 617 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2254 days ago · 612 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 4.0255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2255 days ago · 617 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.4231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2256 days ago · 573 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bjgp. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.