Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 9:33 AM GMT+13 (20:33 UTC), 492 km (306 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 236 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. 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
2020-12-15 20:33:49 UTC
Depth
491.9 km (305.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.884° S, 178.090° 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 30.1 km horizontally, 29.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 2116 days ago · 610 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2115 days ago · 544 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 2115 days ago · 544 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 2115 days ago · 568 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.6Fiji region · 2113 days ago · 490 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.8272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2111 days ago · 558 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2111 days ago · 545 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2110 days ago · 467 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2108 days ago · 568 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.0278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2105 days ago · 471 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 2102 days ago · 488 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2101 days ago · 498 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2100 days ago · 515 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.3Fiji region · 2099 days ago · 542 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2096 days ago · 564 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 2093 days ago · 582 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2090 days ago · 471 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2089 days ago · 536 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 4.5Fiji region · 2088 days ago · 565 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 4.3Fiji region · 2088 days ago · 578 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 4.0Fiji region · 2088 days ago · 589 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 4.3Fiji region · 2086 days ago · 558 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.7Fiji region · 2082 days ago · 554 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2078 days ago · 526 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 4.4264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2076 days ago · 521 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 4.8Fiji region · 2074 days ago · 560 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 4.8289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2067 days ago · 530 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 4.2Fiji region · 2065 days ago · 408 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2064 days ago · 332 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 5.0236 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2063 days ago · 369 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 4.6Fiji region · 2061 days ago · 619 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 4.5222 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2061 days ago · 324 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 4.2Fiji region · 2061 days ago · 520 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2060 days ago · 501 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.3Fiji region · 2117 days ago · 584 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.3226 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2117 days ago · 571 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2121 days ago · 573 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.1289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2121 days ago · 465 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2122 days ago · 524 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2128 days ago · 555 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.5Fiji region · 2132 days ago · 567 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.1282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2134 days ago · 510 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2137 days ago · 570 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cs6p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.