Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 6:42 PM GMT+13 (05:42 UTC), 555 km (345 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-03-17 05:42:02 UTC
Depth
555.4 km (345.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.705° S, 178.294° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1Fiji region · 2023 days ago · 541 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.4276 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2023 days ago · 423 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.1280 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2017 days ago · 487 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.5Fiji region · 2017 days ago · 549 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.1289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2017 days ago · 537 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 2012 days ago · 574 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2003 days ago · 592 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 2001 days ago · 531 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.3265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1998 days ago · 505 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.6265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1998 days ago · 436 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 1997 days ago · 561 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 1993 days ago · 555 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 1992 days ago · 582 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1989 days ago · 510 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 5.1270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1986 days ago · 495 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 4.2Fiji region · 1983 days ago · 548 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 4.1Fiji region · 1983 days ago · 526 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.3Fiji region · 1982 days ago · 490 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 4.5266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1982 days ago · 518 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1980 days ago · 534 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 4.2Fiji region · 1980 days ago · 568 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1977 days ago · 484 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 4.6Fiji region · 1976 days ago · 566 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1974 days ago · 496 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 4.1Fiji region · 1967 days ago · 584 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 4.2Fiji region · 1965 days ago · 629 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 5.9273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2030 days ago · 488 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.6Fiji region · 2031 days ago · 598 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.2283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2032 days ago · 529 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.6298 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2033 days ago · 476 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2035 days ago · 567 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2036 days ago · 551 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2037 days ago · 547 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 5.4Fiji region · 2037 days ago · 548 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.3Fiji region · 2045 days ago · 576 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 2047 days ago · 582 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 2047 days ago · 585 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 4.4268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2053 days ago · 480 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dwdv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.