Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:01 PM GMT+13 (09:01 UTC), 553 km (344 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-05-24 09:01:49 UTC
Depth
552.8 km (343.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.394° S, 178.080° 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 15.1 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 1953 days ago · 550 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.3269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1953 days ago · 533 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 4.4276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1952 days ago · 515 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.3Fiji region · 1952 days ago · 549 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.2Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 404 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 1951 days ago · 597 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1945 days ago · 572 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.2298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1942 days ago · 347 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.1Fiji region · 1941 days ago · 584 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.4Fiji region · 1940 days ago · 581 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1937 days ago · 530 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.1Fiji region · 1935 days ago · 400 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1934 days ago · 587 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.4Fiji region · 1930 days ago · 552 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 4.0Fiji region · 1930 days ago · 578 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 4.4Fiji region · 1929 days ago · 542 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 4.3283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1928 days ago · 505 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.4Fiji region · 1927 days ago · 595 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.4281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1922 days ago · 494 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 4.3267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1922 days ago · 517 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 4.3Fiji region · 1921 days ago · 529 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 4.2Fiji region · 1914 days ago · 566 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 570 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 4.1Fiji region · 1911 days ago · 446 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 4.5283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1908 days ago · 458 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 612 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 4.4Fiji region · 1905 days ago · 439 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 4.1285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1903 days ago · 491 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 4.1Fiji region · 1902 days ago · 605 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 5.5Fiji region · 1900 days ago · 563 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 4.3Fiji region · 1898 days ago · 549 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 4.2Fiji region · 1897 days ago · 535 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 4.3Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 566 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 4.2Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 550 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 4.3268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1896 days ago · 539 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 4.0Fiji region · 1896 days ago · 564 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.2238 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1959 days ago · 374 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.2231 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1960 days ago · 514 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.1Fiji region · 1960 days ago · 585 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.1Fiji region · 1965 days ago · 584 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.3285 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1972 days ago · 496 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 1974 days ago · 566 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1976 days ago · 484 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 1978 days ago · 568 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1979 days ago · 534 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 4.5266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1981 days ago · 518 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.3Fiji region · 1981 days ago · 490 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1981 days ago · 540 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.1Fiji region · 1981 days ago · 526 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000efi0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.