Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 1:21 PM GMT+13 (00:21 UTC), 624 km (388 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-27 00:21:02 UTC
Depth
623.8 km (387.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
19.019° S, 177.625° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2347 days ago · 575 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2344 days ago · 556 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.4272 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2344 days ago · 560 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2339 days ago · 625 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2336 days ago · 580 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2328 days ago · 614 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2327 days ago · 523 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2315 days ago · 609 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2313 days ago · 574 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.1295 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2310 days ago · 303 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.0Fiji region · 2308 days ago · 401 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 2305 days ago · 546 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.6276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2300 days ago · 555 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2297 days ago · 565 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.5297 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2294 days ago · 466 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2292 days ago · 623 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 4.2294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2289 days ago · 589 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 2350 days ago · 617 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.0Fiji region · 2355 days ago · 332 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.3296 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2368 days ago · 555 km deep · 54 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700097q8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC.