Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Aug 26, 2020, 1:35 AM GMT+13 (12:35 UTC), 565 km (351 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), light
Local time
UTC
2020-08-25 12:35:26 UTC
Depth
564.6 km (350.9 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.859° S, 177.568° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2220 days ago · 579 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2207 days ago · 548 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.3287 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2204 days ago · 607 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 2199 days ago · 585 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 4.0299 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2198 days ago · 590 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2194 days ago · 390 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2190 days ago · 503 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.1Fiji region · 2190 days ago · 584 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.6Fiji region · 2188 days ago · 616 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.2286 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 2186 days ago · 528 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.4290 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2181 days ago · 544 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.3287 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2180 days ago · 599 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2179 days ago · 634 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 4.4290 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2176 days ago · 567 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2175 days ago · 549 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 2174 days ago · 393 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.0Fiji region · 2228 days ago · 578 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.1Fiji region · 2228 days ago · 533 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2229 days ago · 587 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2229 days ago · 581 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2230 days ago · 524 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 2233 days ago · 565 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.7Fiji region · 2233 days ago · 433 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.1267 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2237 days ago · 550 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.0Fiji region · 2244 days ago · 579 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2250 days ago · 571 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 4.2292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2250 days ago · 636 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 2251 days ago · 578 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 4.9Fiji region · 2255 days ago · 529 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2257 days ago · 612 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bcmh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.