Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 12:26 AM GMT+13 (11:26 UTC), 590 km (367 mi) below the surface.

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

Nuku‘alofa forecastMore in Fiji

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-08-26 11:26:03 UTC
Depth
590.2 km (366.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.133° S, 178.282° 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, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
108

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2221 days ago · 567 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.4259 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2218 days ago · 492 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.2284 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2217 days ago · 499 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.2293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2217 days ago · 545 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2216 days ago · 532 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2214 days ago · 556 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2211 days ago · 605 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 4.6Fiji region · 2205 days ago · 547 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.5258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2204 days ago · 513 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.2276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2199 days ago · 537 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2199 days ago · 589 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 2196 days ago · 594 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.1268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2196 days ago · 526 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 2189 days ago · 566 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.2295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2188 days ago · 404 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.1293 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2182 days ago · 506 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.2Fiji region · 2181 days ago · 603 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.4290 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2179 days ago · 544 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 4.0295 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2177 days ago · 507 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 4.2256 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2173 days ago · 452 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 4.1Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 591 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 4.2267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2171 days ago · 555 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 4.3Fiji region · 2171 days ago · 615 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.6288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2227 days ago · 558 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.1264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2229 days ago · 495 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.7Fiji region · 2231 days ago · 433 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2232 days ago · 502 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 2234 days ago · 585 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2236 days ago · 559 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.6Fiji region · 2244 days ago · 606 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2247 days ago · 571 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.0282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2248 days ago · 542 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.9Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 564 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2249 days ago · 573 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 600 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 2251 days ago · 606 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.1Fiji region · 2252 days ago · 558 km deep · 62 km away

Earthquakes todayFiji earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000bd5d. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.