Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Mar 5, 2021, 6:36 AM GMT+13 (17:36 UTC), 551 km (342 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-03-04 17:36:58 UTC
Depth
550.6 km (342.1 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.135° S, 178.425° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Fiji region · 2034 days ago · 567 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.2283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2031 days ago · 529 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.6Fiji region · 2029 days ago · 598 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 5.9273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2028 days ago · 488 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.6292 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2028 days ago · 553 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.4Fiji region · 2022 days ago · 555 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2022 days ago · 541 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.5Fiji region · 2016 days ago · 549 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.1289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2016 days ago · 537 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.3Fiji region · 2010 days ago · 574 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.1Fiji region · 2002 days ago · 592 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2000 days ago · 531 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.3265 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1997 days ago · 505 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.2Fiji region · 1996 days ago · 561 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.4Fiji region · 1992 days ago · 555 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.3Fiji region · 1991 days ago · 582 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.2285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1988 days ago · 510 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 1986 days ago · 568 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 5.1270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1984 days ago · 495 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 4.1Fiji region · 1981 days ago · 526 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 4.4287 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1981 days ago · 540 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 4.5266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1981 days ago · 518 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 4.2290 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1979 days ago · 534 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 4.2Fiji region · 1978 days ago · 568 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 4.4269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 1976 days ago · 484 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.4291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2035 days ago · 547 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.2299 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2037 days ago · 530 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.3Fiji region · 2044 days ago · 576 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2046 days ago · 585 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.4294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2047 days ago · 563 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.6Fiji region · 2047 days ago · 461 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.4268 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2052 days ago · 480 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.0281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2058 days ago · 501 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.2Fiji region · 2058 days ago · 520 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.2Fiji region · 2063 days ago · 408 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.8289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2064 days ago · 530 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dhqn. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.