Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Jan 30, 2020, 12:38 PM GMT+13 (23:38 UTC), 599 km (372 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
2020-01-29 23:38:13 UTC
Depth
599.3 km (372.4 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.925° S, 178.844° 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 14.5 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2432 days ago · 585 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 2428 days ago · 613 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2427 days ago · 549 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.6Fiji region · 2426 days ago · 585 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2425 days ago · 567 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2424 days ago · 546 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2416 days ago · 582 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2408 days ago · 596 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2408 days ago · 604 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.9Fiji region · 2403 days ago · 537 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 2399 days ago · 594 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2398 days ago · 570 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 2389 days ago · 600 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2389 days ago · 577 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.0282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2385 days ago · 499 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2382 days ago · 581 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 4.4Fiji region · 2381 days ago · 618 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 2381 days ago · 454 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.1Fiji region · 2380 days ago · 601 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2440 days ago · 622 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2441 days ago · 549 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2443 days ago · 554 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2444 days ago · 531 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.4Fiji region · 2456 days ago · 550 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70007kws. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:08 AM UTC.