Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 12, 2020, 3:39 PM GMT-12 (03:39 UTC), 618 km (384 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 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
2020-05-13 03:39:19 UTC
Depth
617.9 km (383.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.416° S, 179.206° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 14.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
18

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2335 days ago · 539 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 5.1Fiji region · 2333 days ago · 607 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2330 days ago · 601 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2325 days ago · 537 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 5.0Fiji region · 2320 days ago · 595 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2319 days ago · 540 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2315 days ago · 603 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 2312 days ago · 593 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 5.0south of the Fiji Islands · 2312 days ago · 576 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.0Fiji region · 2311 days ago · 547 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2308 days ago · 548 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2304 days ago · 598 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2298 days ago · 569 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.5Fiji region · 2287 days ago · 573 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 4.1Fiji region · 2279 days ago · 538 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2277 days ago · 518 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.3Fiji region · 2277 days ago · 620 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2338 days ago · 633 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.4Fiji region · 2342 days ago · 621 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.2Fiji region · 2345 days ago · 388 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2347 days ago · 625 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2348 days ago · 626 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2357 days ago · 588 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 2358 days ago · 612 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.1south of the Fiji Islands · 2358 days ago · 598 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.4south of the Fiji Islands · 2358 days ago · 601 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009lky. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.