Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 11:32 PM GMT+13 (10:32 UTC), 610 km (379 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2020-12-16 10:32:16 UTC
Depth
610.1 km (379.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.155° S, 178.299° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
40

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cs7c. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.