Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Dec 17, 2021, 4:23 AM GMT+13 (15:23 UTC), 550 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-12-16 15:23:24 UTC
Depth
549.8 km (341.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
21.951° S, 178.905° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
84

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9Fiji region · 1738 days ago · 585 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 5.1Fiji region · 1735 days ago · 586 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 1732 days ago · 589 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 1725 days ago · 591 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 1721 days ago · 619 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.1Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 622 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.3Fiji region · 1712 days ago · 392 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1711 days ago · 592 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.2south of the Fiji Islands · 1711 days ago · 581 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 4.5south of the Fiji Islands · 1701 days ago · 591 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.4Fiji region · 1700 days ago · 546 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.5Fiji region · 1697 days ago · 617 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 4.2Fiji region · 1695 days ago · 460 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.0Fiji region · 1693 days ago · 569 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1692 days ago · 530 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 5.0south of the Fiji Islands · 1752 days ago · 562 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.2Fiji region · 1767 days ago · 582 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 1772 days ago · 603 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 1774 days ago · 461 km deep · 15 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gcu1. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.