Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, Dec 21, 2020, 11:48 AM GMT+13 (22:48 UTC), 545 km (339 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), light
Local time
UTC
2020-12-20 22:48:36 UTC
Depth
545.3 km (338.8 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.648° S, 178.344° 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 13.1 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
88

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2107 days ago · 467 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2104 days ago · 568 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.0278 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2102 days ago · 471 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.4Fiji region · 2099 days ago · 488 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.2274 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2097 days ago · 498 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.3278 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2097 days ago · 515 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 2096 days ago · 542 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2092 days ago · 564 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2090 days ago · 582 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.8270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2086 days ago · 471 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.3271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2085 days ago · 536 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 2085 days ago · 565 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 2084 days ago · 578 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 2084 days ago · 589 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2082 days ago · 558 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.7Fiji region · 2078 days ago · 554 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.3291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2074 days ago · 526 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 4.4264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2072 days ago · 521 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.6Fiji region · 2071 days ago · 574 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.8Fiji region · 2070 days ago · 560 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 4.8289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2063 days ago · 530 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 2062 days ago · 408 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 4.5274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2061 days ago · 332 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 5.0236 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2059 days ago · 369 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 4.6Fiji region · 2058 days ago · 619 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 2057 days ago · 520 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2057 days ago · 501 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 4.4268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2051 days ago · 480 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.8272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2108 days ago · 558 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2109 days ago · 490 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2111 days ago · 568 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2111 days ago · 544 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2111 days ago · 544 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2112 days ago · 610 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 2113 days ago · 492 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2113 days ago · 584 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.7Fiji region · 2114 days ago · 629 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2117 days ago · 573 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 4.1289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2118 days ago · 465 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.3270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2118 days ago · 524 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 5.4Fiji region · 2121 days ago · 613 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.7291 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2122 days ago · 632 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.2Fiji region · 2124 days ago · 555 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2128 days ago · 567 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 4.1282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2130 days ago · 510 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 2133 days ago · 570 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cssm. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.