Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 3:52 PM GMT+13 (02:52 UTC), 618 km (384 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
2020-03-24 02:52:27 UTC
Depth
617.8 km (383.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.889° S, 178.692° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2381 days ago · 454 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2381 days ago · 601 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2366 days ago · 582 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2363 days ago · 503 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2354 days ago · 609 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2352 days ago · 611 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.2289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2352 days ago · 540 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2347 days ago · 609 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2344 days ago · 626 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2343 days ago · 625 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2341 days ago · 388 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2340 days ago · 520 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2338 days ago · 621 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.1278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2333 days ago · 441 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 4.6287 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2332 days ago · 480 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 2332 days ago · 618 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 2331 days ago · 539 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 2329 days ago · 548 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2327 days ago · 496 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 4.2Fiji region · 2326 days ago · 601 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 4.5Fiji region · 2325 days ago · 574 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 4.3275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2322 days ago · 436 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2382 days ago · 581 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.0282 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2386 days ago · 499 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2389 days ago · 577 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2399 days ago · 570 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.0Fiji region · 2400 days ago · 594 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 2404 days ago · 537 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.2268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2407 days ago · 520 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2408 days ago · 604 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 2408 days ago · 596 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.3297 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2409 days ago · 520 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008he5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.